George Adam Smith 
Historical Geography of the Holy Land 
Especially in Relation to the History of Israel and of the Early Church

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. For a historical geography compassing such a survey, the conditions are to-day three – personal acquaintance with the land a study of the exploration, discoveries and decipherments, ’ especially of the last twenty years; and the employment of the results of Biblical criticism during the same period.