S/0 HOLY t-AND. y 
Jerusalem by Vespasian and Titus, the Christians 
permission of Adrian to build, or rather to rebuild, a 
:,n-er the tomb of their God, and to enclose, in the 
•he other places venerated by the Cliristians. This 
he adds, was. enlarged and repaired by Helena, tlie 
®f Con.stantine. 
THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, 
liiE following descriptions of the spots in the Holy 
which excite a more particular interest, are extracted 
Dr. Clarke's very valuable Travels in Europe, 
Africa. ^ 
“ As we advanced, our journey led through 
campaign country, until, upon our right, the guides i' 
us the Mount, where it is believed that Christ pre^^ / 
his d'csciples that memorable sermon, concentrating 
and substance of every Christian virtue. We left ““Lr 
to visit this elevated .spot j and, having attained the 
point of it, a view was presented, which, for its 
independently of the interest excited by the dift'?’’^ ^ 
jects contained in it, has no parallel in the Holy 
“ From this situation’ we perceived that the 
which we had been so long riding, w'as itself vet'/ ® ti'‘ 
Far beneath appeared other plains, one lower_ 
other, and extending to the surface of the Sea ot 
iig lo me suriace ot tiie sea o* 
or Sea of Galilee. This immense lake, almost 
the grandeur of its appearance, to that of Geneva' iP 
its waters over all the lower territory, e.xtendiog 
north-east towards the soutli-west, and then bcarii’S ,(ji^ 
us. Its eastern shores present a sublime scene 
tains, extending towards the nortli and south, 
to close it in at either extremity, both towards 
where the Jordan enters, and the Aulori, or Can’P 
nus, tlirough which it flows to the Dead Sea. 
vated plains reaching to its borders, which we 
amazing depth below our view, resembled, by 
hues their difterent produce exhibited, the motley 
a vast carpet. To the north appeared snoW)' 
f intervening niounttjj^^ 
lowering, beyond a scries of 
unspeakable greatness. We considered them 
niits of Libauus j but the Arabs belonging to 
called the principal eminence Jebel el Sieh, 
otit 
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