Table of Contents

Preface; Chronological table; Part I. The Land as a Whole: 1. The place of Syria in the world's history; 2. The form of the land and its historical consequences; 3. The climate and fertility of the land, with their effects on its religion; 4. The scenery of the land, with its reflection on the poetry of the Old Testamant; 5. The land and questions of faith; 6. The view from Mount Ebal; Part II. Western Palestine: 7. The coast; 8. The maritime plain; 9. The Philistines and their cities; 10. The Shephelah; 11. Early Christianity in the Shephelah; 12. Judaea and Samaria; 13. The borders and bulwarks of Judaea; 14. An estimate of the real strength of Judaea; 15. The character of Judaea; 16. Samaria; 17. The strong places of Samaria; 18. The question of Sychar; 19. Esdraelon; 20. Galilee; 21. The lake of Galilee; 22. The Jordan valley; 23. The Dead Sea; Part III. Eastern Palestine: 24. Over Jordan: general features; 25. The names and divisions of eastern Palestine; 26. Moab and the coming of Israel; 27. Israel in Gilead and Bashan; 28. Greece over Jordan: the Decapolis; 29. Hauran and its cities; 30. Damascus; Appendices; Index of subjects; Index of authorities.

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This 1894 book on the historical geography of Palestine was immediately recognised as a major work of scholarship.