FOREWORD Lying along the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia is Palestine. It is a small country, about the size of the state of Vermont. Its eastern border is the Jordan River, which flows south into the Sea of Galilee, a sparkling blue lake, and then continues on further south into the Dead Sea, a body of water so salt that nothing can live in it. To the east of Palestine stretches for thousands of miles the vast Arabian desert. In the early days of the world there settled in this land a people who ...
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FOREWORD Lying along the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia is Palestine. It is a small country, about the size of the state of Vermont. Its eastern border is the Jordan River, which flows south into the Sea of Galilee, a sparkling blue lake, and then continues on further south into the Dead Sea, a body of water so salt that nothing can live in it. To the east of Palestine stretches for thousands of miles the vast Arabian desert. In the early days of the world there settled in this land a people who came to be known as Hebrews, those who crossed over, so named because they had come there from a place far across the desert. They were a shepherd people, liv ing in tents and wandering about seeking food and water for themselves and their flocks. In the course of time their de scendants formed a nation. As a long, narrow strip of land between the sea on the west and the desert wilderness on the east, Palestine, or Canaan as it was called in early times, formed a sort of land bridge between the great empire of Egypt, in northeastern Africa, and those powerful nations Assyria, Babylonia, and Persia which arose in southwestern Asia. In days of peace long caravans of heavily laden camels made their way across this land-bridge, carrying back and forth the choice products of the fertile valleys of the Nile and the Euphrates rivers. In time of war the armies of ambitious empire-builders wish to extend their dominions, passed through this land. As v they lived on the main passageway of trade and war, the people of Palestine were often conquered by stronger nations possession of Palestine was important to the rulers of these nations for the protection of their caravan routesand the safe passage of their warriors. One invader after another led destroying armies into that little country. At different times it became a part of the empires of Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. In ancient times most peoples of the world believed in many gods. The religion of the Hebrews, or Jews as they were called in later days, differed greatly from those of all other nations. They believed that there was but one God, a God of justice and mercy, who forgave those that repented of wrongdoing and tried to live good lives. They were con scious of his constant presence with them, believing that he spoke directly to their leaders, enabling them to guide the people in right ways of living. In no other nation has the whole life of the people been so closely bound up with their religion. The history of the Hebrews, their way of life, their laws and customs, their literature and songs, their heroes and leaders, were all inspired by a great faith. Although the people of Palestine never became powerful politically, as some of the neighboring nations did, what happened in that country was to influence the lives of people in the world long after the power and glory of the other ancient nations had passed away. In that little land arose two of the worlds great religions, that of the Jews and that of the Christians, which all through the ages down to our own time, have brought comfort and hope to many people in many lands and have helped them to lead better lives. FOREWORD Vll The story o those religions is told in the Bible, which is the greatest expression of mans idea of the beauty of holi ness. It is really not one book, but a collection of books, writ ten by a number of menover a long period of time...
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