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THE LAKE OF TIBERIAS AND ITS ENVIRONS

(from Robinson's Biblical Researches)

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left the ship and their father, and followed him."Matthew iv. 18, &c. (Mark i. 16—18.

"And Jesus ... came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them . . . Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days,

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and have nothing to eat and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala."-Matthew xv. 29-end.

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"And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret."-Matthew xiv. 34. vi. 53.)

MAGDALA. (MEJDEL.)

"AND (Jesus) sent away the multitude, (after they had been miraculously fed,) and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala."-Matthew xv. 39.

"... Mary, called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils."-Luke viii. 2. (Luke xxiv. 10; John xx. 1, 18.)

CAPERNAUM. (KHÂN MINYEH.)

"AND leaving Nazareth (Jesus) came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim."-Matthew iv. 13.

"And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him."-Matthew viii. 5.

"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell; for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”— Matthew xi. 23.

"And when they were come to Capernaum, they

that received tribute-money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money; that take, and give unto them, for me and thee."Matthew xvii. 24.

"And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbath-day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes."-Mark i. 21, 22. (See whole chapter.)

"And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.” —Mark ii. 1, &c.

"And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? But they held their peace; for by the way they had disputed among themselves who should be the greatest... And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me."-Mark ix. 33, &c.

"Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee... And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out

of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son for he was at the point of death.”—John iv. 46, &c.

[Luke iv. 23, &c., vii. 1, x. 15; John ii. 12, vi. 17, 24, 59.]

BETHSAIDA OF GALILEE. CHORAZIN.

SCRIPTURE NOTICES.

"WOE unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you."-Matthew xi. 21. (Luke x. 13, 14.)

"And straightway (Jesus) constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.”– Mark vi. 45.

"Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter."-John i. 44. (See ch. xii. 21, Bethsaida of Galilee.)

On the western shore of the lake of Tiberias, lies a beautiful plain, at the northern extremity of which lie the ruins regarded by Robinson as occupying the site of ancient Capernaum, and at the south-east corner, the little village El-Mejdel, the Magdala of the New Testament. "This plain," writes Dr. Robinson, “is exceedingly fertile and well watered; the soil, on the southern part at least, is a rich black mould, which in the vicinity of Mejdel is almost a marsh. Its fertility, indeed, can hardly be exceeded; all kinds of grain and vegetables are produced in abundance, including rice in the moister parts; while the natural productions, as at Tiberias and Jericho, are those of a more southern latitude." This plain is at first called Ardel-Mejdel, but

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