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RUINS OF ASKELON.
Preface
The leading objects of this book, then, are to fortify the youthful mind in a belief of the Scriptures— to increase his interest, and aid his comprehension, in the perusal of the sacred pages. To secure these desirable ends, I have endeavored to carry my little reader with me across the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and place him on the shores of Palestine ; I have endeavored to show him that Jerusalem really exists, that the waters of the Jordan still continue to flow, and that the sea of Galilee which bore our Savior and his disciples upon its bosom is still to be seen ; I have endeavored to show that nature is thus a witness to the truth of the Bible, and that the scattered ruins of temples and cities, now gone to decay, also speak of those times of which the Bible speaks, and thus attest its veracity. I have also endeavored, by the use of maps, and other means, to give a clear idea of the various countries mentioned in the Scriptures, their extent and boundaries, the position of moun* tains, the relative situation of cities and their distances from each other, the character of climates, the aspect of nature, and the manners and customs of the people in the various countries.
I have wished to make this little book a fit companion and friend for childhood — one that might be invited into the family circle, and cherished in the school-room, and perhaps in the Sunday school. I have woven in with my story a slight historical sketch of the Jews, both as adding interest to the subject, and as indispensable to the exhibition of the changing geography of the Holy Land from the time of Abraham to the period of our Savior. And if I have failed in accomplishing the objects I proposed, I hope at least I may bege* a persuasion that the subject is one of great interest, and worthy of occupying more able pens than that of
PETER PARLEY.
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