Where the Kishon crosses northern Canaan is a long triangular valley, bounded on the south by the low range of Carmel (118 T.J.). This is Esdraelon, the fertile (328 H.T., 56 T.J.). It was Israel's natural battleground, and recalls Deborah, Gideon, Sisera, Saul, Ahab, Elijah, Jehu, Josiah, Pharaoh-necho, the Maccabees, the Romans, the Arabs, the Crusaders, and Napoleon. The seer of Patmos foresaw other world conflicts even more 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 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.
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.
Why is Petra one of the strangest and most marvelous cities in the world? 252 H.T.
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. (287-292 H.T.)