e majestic in this valley of Armageddon.

A part of the Jordan valley, but upon the level of Esdraelon and
sharing its salubrity, is the Lake of Galilee, unmentioned in the Old
Testament, but in the time of Jesus a busy center of work and trade
and the scene of his longest ministry. It is a sapphire sea, set in a
golden frame (96, 108 G.B.).

The Eastern Tableland

The high levels east of the Jordan were the border of the desert (318
H.T.). They were always occupied, as now, by wandering tribes, and
they were decidedly foreign country. To the North there is more
irregularity, as in the valley of the Jabbok (78 H.T.) mentioned in
the story of Jacob. Down this tableland was another caravan road into
Egypt past Sinai (200, 206 H.T.), from Damascus (410 T.J.), the
treasure-house of the East.

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UNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHY BY PICTURES

The inscription on the back of each of the pictures referred to below
will answer the question and the text, referred to in brackets, will
tell the story more in detail.

Why is Hebron one of the most interesting spots
in the world? 166 G.B., 44, 74 H.T.

Of what interesting events was the Ancient Shechem,
now known as Nablous, the scene? 24, 82 H.T.
(82-87 L.J.)

Who is associated with the town of Ramah? 136, 349 H. T.

What kind of boats were used on the Nile
and what were they called? 154 H.T.

Of what value was the Nile to Egypt? 148 H.T.

Describe the wilderness where the children of
Israel wandered for forty years. 200, 206, 224,
240 H.T.

What important discovery was made in the monastery
of Saint Catherine near Mount Sinai? 210 H.T.

Why is Palestine called a "living Pompeii"? 234 H.T.

What is a Druse family? 134 G.B.

Why is Petra one of the strangest and most
marvelous cities in the world? 252 H.T.

Locate it on the map. 14 T.J.

What happens when the muddy waters of the
Jordan flow into the Dead Sea, and why? 258 H.T.

Tell the name of "the city of palm trees" and
two important facts about it. 280, 290 H.T.
(287