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of its climate, prove this land to be indeed “ a field, which ife 
Lord hath blessed :* God hath given it of the dew of heaveo; 
and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine*? : 
The first part of our journey led through the valley lying 
between the two mountains Ebal and Gerizim.t We passed 
the sepulchre of Joseph,^ and the well of Jacob^ where the 
valley of Sichem opens into a fruitful plain, watered by a 
stream which rises near the town. This is allowed* * by all vm* 
fers, to be the piece of land mentioned by St. John,j| which 
Jacob bought** “at the hand of the children of Emmor,” and 
where he erected his altaiff to “ the God of Israel/’ After* 
ward, as the day dawned, a cloudless sky foretold the exces¬ 
sive heat we should have to encounter in this day’s journey ; 
and before noon, the mercury in Fahrenheit’s thermometer, ia 
the most shaded situation we could find, stood at 102 degrees; 
Our umbrellas scarcely afforded protection, the reflection 
from the ground being almost as insupportable as the sun’s di¬ 
rect rays. We had, during the morning, a long and most tedi¬ 
ous ride, without rest or refreshment; silently following our 
guides, along a narrow and stony track* over a mountainous 
country, and by the edge of precipices. We passed, without 
notice, a place called Leban by Maundrell,JJ the Lebonah of 
Scripture: also, about six hours distance from Napolose, in a 
narrow valley, between two high rocky hills,§§ the ruins of a 
* Geo Jtxvii. 27, 28. 
i Ebal , sometimes written Gefeal. fe upon the north; and Gerizim , or Garfaiiti, upOB 
the south. The streets of Jtfapolose run parallel to the latter; which overlooks th© 
town. (Vid. Joseph, lib. v. Antjq. c. 9.) “ And it shall come to pass, when the Lord 
thy God hath brought thee in untothe land whither thou goest to possess it, that th6u 
shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the eurse upon Ebal.” (Deut. xi 22.) 
Also, in the record of the covenant, (Deut. xxvii. 5.) the people are directed to 
build an altar of whole stones upon Mount Ebal. 14 And Moses charged the people 
(ibid! v. 11.) the same day, saying, These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim, to bless 
the people;” and (ibid. v. *13.) these shall stand upon Mount Ebal, to curse.* 9 
(See also Josh. viir 33.) The Samaritans have now a place of vvorship upon 
Mount Gerizim. (See Maundrel! Journ. from Alepp. to Jerus. p. 59.) Reland 
(tom. II. p. 1006. tom. I p. 344. Traj. Bat. 1714.) wrote the name of this mountain 
both Garizim&ml Gerizim. The Samaritans, according to Phocas, believed, that upon 
Mount Gerizim, which stands upon the right hand of a person facing the east, Abra¬ 
ham prepared the sacrifice of his son Isaac. T Q V to $f£iwT£pov uTr&p'Xfi to £pos iv w 
'Zay.apits K'ijbci xprifmfcrai raj ’A|3paa/i tov ©£ov, xai tuv Qvcn'av (wvcrai TS ’Icradx, 
In dexteriore montium (Samaritanorum ea traditio est) Deus Abrahamo re- 
sponsutn dedit, et Isaaeum in sacrilicium petiit.” Phocae Desc . Terr. Sand. c. Lb 
Co l. 1653. 
} See Maundrell’s Journey, fee. p. 62. Oxf. 1721. 
§ 44 At about one third of an hour from Naplosa, w© came to Jacob’s Well.” 
Ibid. , 
|| Chap* iv. 5, 
Genesis xxxiii. 19. 
Af “ And he erected there an altar, and called It (EMMie-Israel). Opn, TmGbs 
Israel.” Ibid. v. 20. 
f See pc 63, Jfctm from Aleppo, 
Ibid. 
