Identifier: europeotherconti00tarr (find matches)
Title: Europe and other continents
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Tarr, Ralph S. (Ralph Stockman), 1864-1912 McMurray, Frank Morton, 1862- (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Fig. 259.The river Jordan. events in the life of Christ can you mention that occurredat some of the places marked on the map ? (Fig. 258). At that time, as we learn from the Bible, the region washighly developed. Wheat was raised upon the uplands,and olives, figs, and grapes in the valleys, while herds ofsheep roamed over the plateaus and mountains. Recallevents from the Bible that indicate these occupations.Palestine lay on the great caravan route which, leadingfrom Egypt to the distant East, ran northward as far asDamascus (Fig. 241) in order to avoid the Syrian desert. HOLY LAND. Scale of Miles. Railroads - Highways =»Dry River Bed Part of Jordan Valley belowSta Level shown in purple.
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Longitude East 35 from G Fig. 258. THE HOLY LAND 371 Throngs of people, therefore, passed this way. Jerusalem(Fig. 258), the capital, was a great city, situated upona lofty elevation that made it an important stronghold. The city is now visited by many Christians, and also byMohammedan pilgrims who believe that Mohammed ascended

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