The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (The Cloister Library TB 138T)

512 pp. CONTENTS: Book I. The Land as a Whole: The Place of Syria in the World's History; The Form of the Land and Its Historical Consequences; The Climate and Fertility of the Land, With Their Effects on Its Religion; The Scenery of the Land and Its Reflection in the Bible; The Land and Questions of Faith; The View From Mount Ebal. The Coast; The Maritime Plain; The Philistines and Their Cities; The Shephelah; Early Christianity- In the Shephelah: Its Caves and Churches; Judaea and Samaria - The History of Their Frontier; The Borders and Bulwarks of Judea; An Estimate of the Real Strength of Judaea; The Character of Judea; Samaria; The Strong Places of Samaria; The Question of Sychar; Esdraelon; Galilee; The Lake of Galilee; The Jordan Valley; The Dead Sea. Book III. Eastern Palestine: Over Jordan: The General Features; The Divisions and Names of Eastern Palestine; Moab and the Coming of Israel; Israel in Gilead and Bashan; Greece Over Jordan: The Decapolis; Hauran and Its Cities; Damascus.