La terre et le livre ; ou, illustrations bibliques tirées de l'us et coutumes, les scènes et les paysages de la Terre Sainte . Si l'intérieur des murs de thecity. Ils étaient à l'extérieur à Samarie, et j'ai vu themthus jeté hors des villages où ils résidaient. Qu'avez-vous à dire sur ce articleof extraordinaire appelé alimentaire colombes dung, qui a été vendu à un priceduring ce terrible siège de Ben-hadad ? Je crois que l'Hébreu, Chiriyonim ou Khir 3onim,était un nom pour une taille et bon marché genre de nourriture, un kindof bean, comme certains le pensent, à qui ce titre fantaisiste sur wasgiven compte de so

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The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . though within the walls of thecity. At Samaria they were outside, and I have seen themthus cast out of the villages where they resided. What have you to say about that extraordinary articleof food called doves dung, which was sold at a high priceduring that terrible siege of Benhadad ? I believe that the Hebrew Chiriyonim, or Khir 3onim, was a name for a coarse and cheap sort of food, a kindof bean, as some think, to which this whimsical title wasgiven on account of some fancied resemblance between thetwo. Nor am I at all surprised at it, for the Arabs givethe most quaint, obscure, and ridiculous names to their ex-traordinary edible mixtures. I would, therefore, not trans-late at all, but let the passage read thus, A fourth part ofa cab of Khir yonim for five pieces of silver ; and be con-tent with that, until we know what Khir yonim really is. From Samaria to Nablus is two hours easy riding, firstsouth, over the shoulder of the mountain, and then east-1 Luke iv. 17. » 2 Kings v. 27.. NABLUS—EBAL—GERIZIM. 203 ward, up the lovely vale of Nablus. Nothing in Palestinesurpiisses it in fertility and natural beauty, and this is main-ly due to the fine mill-stream which flows through it. Thewhole country is thickly studded with villages, the plainsclothed with grass or grain, and the rounded hills with or-chards of olive, fig, pomegranate, and other trees. Comingfrom Samaria, the ascent to the city from the valley is quitesteep, and it climbs up the side of G-erLzim to a very consider-able elevation; indeed, the perpendicular clifis of the mount-ains overhang the upper part of the city. Travelers gen-erally seek out the Samaritan quarter, which is near thesouthwestern corner, and sufficiently elevated to afford agood view of the whole town, Nablus is a queer old place.The streets are narrow, and vaulted over; and in tlie win-ter time it is dif

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