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dor with his awful heifer, Jezebel, who swore away a
fellow's life who would not sell his valley vineyard to
her, and then took possession—on account of which she
fell under a curse. Jehu, the mighty rider, "rode furi-
ously" (couldn't have done it anywhere but in this plain)
captured the city, threw Jez. over the walls and she was
eaten by the dogs.

Fountain of Jezreel

Where Gideon slipped up on the Midianites and
Amalekites with his 300 who lapped like dogs and with
candles, pitchers and trumpets made a great host slay
themselves.

Here Saul camped, while the Philistines lay at Shunam
(big advantage of slope all the way). In the night he
passed over left shoulder of Little Hermon to Endor
where witch called up Samuel who prophesied Saul's
defeat. Next day he and Jonathan and 2 other sons fled
over Mount Gilboa (over our heads) and the 3 were killed
and Saul fell on his sword thus making the throne to David.
Esdraelon is what stands for the Armageddon of Scrip-
ture—Megiddo.

This Esdraelon is called the battlefield of the nations,
ii separate and distinct nations have fought in it. Think
of all these marshaled at once in this great level plain,
25 miles long and 8 broad—the Assyrians and Persians,
the Jews and Gentiles, Crusaders and Saracens, Egyp-
tians, Turks, Arabs and Franks, in divers costumes, a
splendid array. Call up the shadowy warriors and deploy
them again on the great plain under the moon! 5,000,000!

Next to El Genin, where we are camped. Dr. Jackson
and Payne are here and the Pasha of Akka with a great
retinue of many camels. Crocker party have gone to
Shechem.

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