JACOB'S WELL.

MOUNT GERIZIM.

THE SAMARITANS.

SHECHEM, NEAPOLIS, NABULUS.

SHILOH, now Seilûn.—To visit this interesting site costs 1/2 an hour's extra ride. We turn to the rt. below Sinjil, cross the little plain close on the N. side of Turmus ‘Aya, ascend the gentle rocky acclivity, pass the water shed, and have the ruins before us, only 25 min, from the mouth of Wady el-Jîb. We are disappointed. There is nothing here in either the ruins or the. scenery to attract notice. It is utterly featureless —naked rounded hills, paved with rocks and stones, from which the ruins can scarcely be distinguished. Mr.

RAMAH of BENJAMIN, er-Râm —Descending the N.W. side of Tuleil el-Fûl, we observe at its base, near the road, some old foundations and heaps of ruins called Khirbat el-Kut’a, probably remains of Gibeah. A few min. farther the camel-road to Yâfa by el-Jîb and Wady Suleimân strikes off to the l.; and in 20 min. more is a ruined khan with arches and reservoirs, from which a path leads up the stony hill on the rt. to er-Râm. This.is a small poor village, with some fragments of columns and large bevelled stones built up in the modern houses and scattered among the dirty lanes.

GIBEAH, now Tuleil e-Fûl.—[Wikipedia] From the site of Nob we ride down the rocky declivity, then across the narrow valley, and then up the steep bare side of Tuleil el-Fûl, “The Hill of the Beans.” On the summit are ruins, but of what—whether palace, fortress, or temple—it is impossible to tell; a rounded, confused heap of stones is all that can be made out. This forms a kind of nob upon the conical hill, rendering it more conspicuous over all the surrounding country.

Jerusalem to Tuleil el-Fûl,  GIPEAH .. .. 1 0

• Er-Râm, Ramah of Benjamin.. 0 50
• Bîreh, Beeroth .. - 1 10
• ‘Ain Yebrûd .... 1 20
• ‘Ain el-Haramîyeh .. 1 15
• Sinjil .. .. 0... 0 50
• Seilûn, SHILOH .. 0 35
• Lubbân, Lebonah .. 1 0
• Nâbulus, SHECHEM .. 4 0

Total .. 12 0

Beyrout now possesses 2 tolerable hotels—one in the town, kept by a Greek called André, and rejoicing in the title of “ Hôtel de Belle Vue.” It is near the consulates, near the steamboat offices, and near the port; and is on the whole the most convenient place for such as make but a short stay. The other, which claims the same title, is nearly a mile to the W. of the town, built on the shore; and, being more retired, will be found more agreeable for those who intend making a long sojourn, and who are not particularly interested in consuls or commerce.

Bânâas to the Castle of Subeibeh 1 0
Mejdel esh-Shems . 115
Beit Jenn .. 215
Kefr Hauwar .. .. 1 45
Artûz.. 6.00... 3.5
Darâya  1 30
Damascus .. 1 10
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Total .. .. .. 12 0

The only recommendation I can give of this route is, that it is the shortest between the 2 points. The next route is much to be preferred, both because it affords a better view of the country, and because it takes us past some objects of interest.