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the Philistines fastened the bodies of Saul and his three
sons, after they had fallen on Monnt Gilboa.—1 Sam-
uel, xxxi.
About one hour further brought us opposite a moun-
tain called the Little Hermon. It is crowned with
the tomb of a sheik, which shows conspicuously at a
distance. At the south side of this mountain is a
considerable village, the name of which I forget.
Passing by little Hermon, a short distance to our right
lay J\Tain, once the city where occurred the affecting
scene of our Lord's raising the widow's son. It is
situated near the base of a mountain, and is now a
poor hamlet, occupied by only a few- families. Some
two miles further, in a north-east direction, is Endor,
noted as the place where Saul consulted the sorcer-
ess, on the night previous to the battle of Gilboa. It
is now but a small, poor village. In a north-east di-
rection from us, stood Mount Tabor. It is an isola-
ted conic mountain, rising up in the midst of the plain,
and overlooking the whole region round about. It
was about two miles distant, but as we intended to
visit it an another time, we laid our course direct for
Nazareth. Between our path and this mountain we
noticed a considerable ruin. Near this place we saw
a flock of seven or eight gazels. Several of our party,
started in pursuit of one that singled itself out from
the rest, but they failed in taking it.
The plain of Esdraelon is very extensive, but its
size is variously computed, at from fifteen miles
square, up to thirty-five by forty miles. I should,
however, think the lowest computation the nearest
correct. Although it bears the name of plain,'it
the Philistines fastened the bodies of Saul and his three
sons, after they had fallen on Monnt Gilboa.—1 Sam-
uel, xxxi.
About one hour further brought us opposite a moun-
tain called the Little Hermon. It is crowned with
the tomb of a sheik, which shows conspicuously at a
distance. At the south side of this mountain is a
considerable village, the name of which I forget.
Passing by little Hermon, a short distance to our right
lay J\Tain, once the city where occurred the affecting
scene of our Lord's raising the widow's son. It is
situated near the base of a mountain, and is now a
poor hamlet, occupied by only a few- families. Some
two miles further, in a north-east direction, is Endor,
noted as the place where Saul consulted the sorcer-
ess, on the night previous to the battle of Gilboa. It
is now but a small, poor village. In a north-east di-
rection from us, stood Mount Tabor. It is an isola-
ted conic mountain, rising up in the midst of the plain,
and overlooking the whole region round about. It
was about two miles distant, but as we intended to
visit it an another time, we laid our course direct for
Nazareth. Between our path and this mountain we
noticed a considerable ruin. Near this place we saw
a flock of seven or eight gazels. Several of our party,
started in pursuit of one that singled itself out from
the rest, but they failed in taking it.
The plain of Esdraelon is very extensive, but its
size is variously computed, at from fifteen miles
square, up to thirty-five by forty miles. I should,
however, think the lowest computation the nearest
correct. Although it bears the name of plain,'it