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Holy Land and Syria

Join a journey through the Holy Land and Syria as it existed in the early 20th century. Visiting and learning of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Palestine and other fascinating and sacred spots of this truly historic region. Summary by BettyB. (8 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Just a Word Before We Start

In the Land of Goshen

The City of Jonah

By Railway to the Land of Judea

From Dan to Beersheba

Jerusalem in the 20th Century

Around the Walls of the Holy City

The Tribes of God Go Thither

On the Site of Solomon's Temple

Jews of Jerusalem

The Evil Eye

Easter in Jerusalem

Washing the Feet of the Apostles

A Talk with the Greek Patriarch

Among the Money Changers

Excavating Old Jericho

The Dead Sea and the Jordan

Bethlehem

Among the Samaritans

Farming in the Land of Milk and Honey

The Colonies and Their Development

Where Our Savior Spent His Boyhood

On the Sea of Galilee

The Zionist Movement

The World's Oldest City

Shopping in the Street Called Straight

The Veiled Women of Damascus

Baalbek the Wonderful

Across the Lebanon Mountains by Rail

American Leaven in the Near East

At the Shrine of Diana of the Ephesians

Armenia, the Suffering

Palestine and Syria Under New Rulers