Chapter I: Preface: 9

I. EGYPT AND THE BIBLE--

1. The Rosetta Stone. Decipherment of the Egyptian
Hieroglyphs 11

2. Kings and Dynasties of Egypt 16

3. The Finding of the Mummies 19

4. Egyptians in Palestine before the Exodus. Wars with
the Hittites 27

5. Semites in Egypt before the Oppression. The
_Tell-el-Amarna_ Tablets 40

6. Israel in Egypt 47

7. Buried Cities 54

8. Biblical Sites in Egypt 57

9. The Route of the Exodus 76

10. The Wilderness Wanderings 81

II. PALESTINE EXPLORATION--

1. Palestine generally 86

2. Physical Features of Palestine 88

3. The Dead Sea 99

4. The Cities of the Plain 104

5. “Lot’s Wife” 112

6. The Natural History of Palestine, as dependent on its
Physical Geography 114

7. The Topographical Survey of Western Palestine 121

8. Israel’s Wars and Worship considered in connection with
the Physical Features of the Country--The Conquest and
Wars 125

9. The Sacred Sites 161

10. The Method of the Survey, and Incidents of the Work 171

11. The East of Jordan 183

III. JERUSALEM-- 203

1. The City as it is 204

2. The Sieges of the City and Fortunes of its Walls 220

3. Excavations in Jerusalem 227

4. Jerusalem as it Was: The Hills and Valleys 249

5. Jerusalem as it Was: The Walls and Gates of the City 259

6. Incidents of the History better realized now 277

7. Sieges of the City understood through improved
Knowledge of the Topography 293

IV. GOSPEL HISTORY IN THE LIGHT OF PALESTINE EXPLORATION--

1. Christ in the Provinces 300

2. Christ in the Capital 325

V. MESOPOTAMIA AND THE BIBLE--

1. Assyria 340

2. Babylonia 357

3. How the Writings were Read 370

THE VANDALISM OF ORIENTALS 375

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Ruins of Synagogue _Frontispiece._

Mummies of Seti I. and Rameses II. 25

Hittite Portraits 32

Hittite Inscription 37

Map of Nile Delta and Sinai Desert _To face_ 57

Meridional Section through Palestine 90

Geological Sketch-Map 95

Generalised Geological Section 97

Map of Palestine _To face_ 125

Site of Gath 154

Plan of Jerusalem 205

Plan of Noble Sanctuary _To face_ 212

Robinson’s Arch--the Spring Stone 228

Robinson’s Arch--Section 230

Wilson’s Arch 232

South Wall of Noble Sanctuary 234

Deep Shaft at south-east Angle 235

Ancient Pottery--Jar Handles 236

Ancient Pottery--Vase 236

Masons’ Marks 237

East Wall of Noble Sanctuary 239

Plan of Siloam Tunnel 242

Shafts at Virgin’s Fountain 245

Rock-Site of Jerusalem 251

Schick’s Line of Second Wall 263

Nehemiah’s South Wall (St Clair) 268

Outline Plan of Jerusalem 334

Map of Mesopotamia _To face_ 340

Assyrian Winged Bull 347

Black Obelisk 348

Sennacherib before Lachish 350

Behistun Rock Inscription 371