PAGE 1 STORY'S OF THE BIBLE WORLD

STORY'S OF THE BIBLE

The land, Holy Land, todays Lebanon and Demascus, the

bible town of DAN at the foot of Mount Hermon, was the northen

most settlement. Southern point was an oassis of wells, Beersheeba

or Negbe, aka south country. There palces were near 150 miles apart.

A caravan of camel took up to five days to make the trip. A heardsman

and his flock wound do well to make it in fifteen days at the north, it

was 30 miles inland of the Mediterranian shore to the Jordan Valley, aka,

“deep trench” At the south the Mediterrian was perhaps 80 miles

away. The land was 'hilly', 11,000 square miles of mountains , plains

and valleys .

The Mediterranian had only two ports, Joppa, where Peter

raised “Tabitha” from the dead and Jonah set sail to escape God.

The other port was Caesarea built by Herod the Great.

Below Mt. Carmel lay the fertile plaines of Sharon, the gardens

and orchards with flocks of sheep. South was Gaza of the Philistines

who came from Crete to make war on the Israelites.

East was Shephelah, valleys, orchards, olive groves and

vineyeards, and Ajalon, where Joshua fought his battle and the walls

came tumbling down. Farther south is Vale of Elah where David slew

Goliath, full of caves and caverans wherer the Jews sought shelter from

the Romans. East is Galilee and Nazareth , Jazreel is south where

Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well. Below is Judaea , dry

and mountainous and where lies Bethlehem. Next is Jordan Valley, thE

Dead Sea, Jordan River and Mt. Hermon. The Dead Sea is 1292 feet

below sea level and where John The Baptist baptized Jesus. Not far,

now under the Dead Sea are Sodom and Gormorah.

The Holy Lands, as the Bible knew them..

Abstract of “Story Of The Bible” Readers Digest by Nelson Beecher

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