The Handbook of Palestine/Index

ʾAbbasids, 14, 69.
ʾAbdallah, Pasha of Acre, 23, 73, 106–107.
ʾAbd al-Melek, 68–69, 79, 91, 92.
ʾAbduʾl Hamid II., 24, 35.
Abyssinians, 33, 43, 45, 94, 99.
Acre, 5, 18–20, 22, 23, 28, 42, 50, 60, 73, 105–107, 196, 204.
Administration, System of, 133–137.
Administrative divisions, 28, 134–135.
Agriculture and Forestry, 186–194.
Ain Karem, 88–89.
Ain Shems, 61, 76–77.
Allenby, Lord, 24, 27, 82.
'American Colony,' the, 48.
Animals, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to, 279.
Antiquities, Department of, 74–75, 83, 104, 131.
Aqsa, Mosque of al-, see Haram al-Sherif.
Arabs, 13–15, 32, 34–35, 203.
Aramaic, 10, 35, 57.
Archaeology and Art, 60–77.
Architecture—
Christian, 63–67.
Greek and Roman, 62–63, 103.
Jewish, 62, 63, 96–97.
Moslem, 67–74, 88.
Area, 1.
Armenians, 33, 43–44, 94, 96, 97, 99.
Arrub, 29, 99, 196.
Ascalon, 14, 18, 61, 63, 75, 77, 81, 83, 106.
Ashdod, see Esdud.
Assizes of Jerusalem, the, 16.
Athlit, 104, 198.

Bahaʾis, 33, 58–59, 105, 107.
Baldwin I., 16, 80, 87, 97, 104.
Baldwin II., 16, 79, 101.
Balfour Declaration, the, 25–27, 52.
Banks, 159–160.
Beduin, 34–35, 130, 139–140, 175.
Beersheba, 28, 84, 276.
Beisan (Bethshan), 7, 60, 75, 103.
Beit Jibrin, 62, 75, 86.
Belus, River, 107.
Bethlehem, 47, 64, 98–99, 240.
Bibars, 21, 27, 83, 87, 105, 107.
Birds, 243–256.
Blood Feud Commissions, 139–140.
Blyth, Bishop, 46–48.
Books of Reference, 123–25.
Bosnians, 33, 36, 105.
Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, 29, 278.
Byzantine Empire, the, 13, 15, 66, 70, 87.

Caenaculum, the, 64, 96.
​Caesarea, 5, 13, 14, 117, 40, 63, 104–105, 106, 198.
Cana, 108.
Canaanites, 6, 61.
Capernaum, 63, 75, 109.
Capitulations, the, 139, 282.
Captivity, the Babylonian, 9, 89, 99.
Carmel, Mt., 2, 5, 60, 104, 231, 241.
Carmelites, 43, 104.
Castles, Crusaders’, 20–21, 66, 104, 107.
Circassians, 33, 35–36, 203.
Climate, 208–209.
Coins, 77–80.
Colonies, Jewish, 55–56.
Commerce and Industry, 169–170, 270.
Companies, Limited Liability, 142–143.
Constantine the Great, 63–64, 95, 98.
Consuls, Foreign, 277.
Co-operative Societies, 142–143.
Copts, 33, 45, 94, 99.
Costume, 85, 98.
Crusades, 15–21, 63, 82, 83, 85, 87, 91, 92, 93 101–103, 105, 108.
Currency, 158–159.
Customs Department and Dues, 160–168.
Cyprus, 16, 20–21, 44, 47, 59, 61, 76, 96, 266.

David, King, 7–8, 84–85, 89, 96, 98.
Dead Sea, the, 4–5, 125, 108, 230, 234–238, 240–241.
Decapolis, the, 11.
Departments, Government, 136.
Dome of the Rock, see Haram al-Sherif.
Dominicans, Biblical School of the, 43, 67, 75, 124, 131.
Druses, 33, 57–58, 108, 203.

Education, 173–180.
Emmaus, 88.
Enab, 88.
England, Church of, in Palestine, 33, 45-48, 95, 97–98, 179.
Esdraelon (Jezreel), Plain of, 22, 60, 103.
Esdud (Ashdod), 60, 81, 84.
Eudocia, Empress, 65, 82, 95.
Executive Council, 136.
Exhibitions, 132.

Fatimites, 15, 69, 79, 87.
Festivals, 130, 269–273.
Fishes, 260–261.
Flora, 266.
Forestry, see Agriculture.
Franciscans, 42–43, 89, 96, 108, 131.
Frederick I. (Barbarossa), Emperor, 18.
Frederick II., Emperor, 18.
Frontiers, 1, 162–163.

Galilee, 49, 63, 195, 239.
Galilee, Sea of, see Tiberias, Lake of.
Game Preservation, 265–266.
Gath, see Tel al-Safi.
Gaza, 5, 14, 24, 28, 33, 47, 60, 63, 74, 81–83, 196, 233, 276.
Gendarmerie, 203.
Geography, 1–5.
Geology, 229–238.
Georgians, 94, 98.
Gethsemane, 65, 75, 97.
Gezer, see Tel al-Jezer.
Godfrey de Bouillon, 16.

Haifa, 5, 28, 33, 47, 49, 104, 122, 160, 196, 202.
Haram al-Sherif, 29, 68–69, 72, 91–93, 130, 131.
Harbours, 5, 196–198.
Hattin, Battle of, 17, 69, 108.
Health, Public, 204–208.
Hebrew, revival of, 53-54.
​Hebron, 28, 33, 37, 39, 84–85.
Hejaz Railway, the, 116, 199, 228.
Heraclius, Emperor, 13, 14.
Herod the Great, 11, 62–63, 75, 83, 89, 100, 102, 125.
Herzl, Theodor, 25.
Hezekiah, King, 9, 89.
Holidays, Public, 272–273.
Holy Grail, the, 105.
Holy Sepulchre, Church of the, 64, 66, 90, 93–95, 130.
Order of the, 42.
Hospices, 122.
Hospitals, 204–205.
Hotels, 110, 122.
Huleh, Lake, 4, 5, 109, 198, 233.

Ibrahim, Pasha, 23, 39, 105, 125.
Idumaeans, 11–12, 87.
Immigration, Jewish, 52–53, 171–172.
Industries, see Commerce.
Insects, 261–265.
Islam in Palestine, 36–39, 140–141, 268–269.
Israel and Judah, Kingdoms of, 7–9, 101.
Israelites, early history of, 6–7, 60.

Jabneh, see Yebna.
Jacobites, 33, 43, 44–45, 94, 99.
Jaffa, 5, 17, 24, 28, 31, 33, 45, 47, 49, 86–87, 122, 196, 233.
Jericho, 17, 99–100, 122.
Jerome, S., 82, 99.
Jerusaicm, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 24, 27–39, 33, 37, 47, 49, 50, 52–53, 63, 68–74, 89–98, 122.
Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of, 15, 19–20, 41, 105.
Jews, 6–12, 25–27, 32, 49–56, 77–78, 84, 95, 105, 108–109, 141–142, 203, 270–273, 278.
Jezzar Pasha, 22, 105–107.
Jordan River and Valley, 4–5, 34, 100, 193, 232–238, 266.
Joshua, 83, 84, 99, 101.
Julian the Apostate, 12.
Justice, Administration of, 137–143, 150–152.
Justinian, 65, 82, 92, 98, 101.

Kalendar—
Jewish, 270–272.
Moslem, 267–268.
Orthodox, 269.
Khwarizmians, 18, 82.
Kishon, River, 5, 107.

Lachish, see Tel al-Hesi.
Lakes, 4–5, 198.
Land Tenure and Courts, 140, 152–155, 181–185.
Languages, Official, 31.
Latin Church in Palestine, 33, 40, 41–43, 94, 97, 99.
Latrun, 88.
Law and Law Courts, see Justice, Administration of.
Legislation, 143.
Legislative Council, 136–137.
Live-stock, 194–195.
Louse IX., S., 18.
Ludd (Lydda), 71, 87–88.

Maccabees, 10–11, 77, 87, 102.
Madaba mosaic, 66, 90.
Magharbeh, 33, 36.
Mamelukes, 21, 71–73.
Mammalia, 242–243.
Mandate, British, Palestine, under, 24–31; text of, 280 sqq.
Mar Saba, 3, 99, 231.
Medical Department, 204–208.
Megiddo, 60–61, 75, 103.
Meiron, 109.
​Melchites, 33, 43, 108.
Melisende, Queen, 97.
Metawileh, 22, 33, 36, 58.
Meteorological data, 208–210.
Mineral resources, 238–241.
Mineral springs, see Springs.
Mishna, the, 49, 109.
Mohammed ʾAli, 23.
Montfort, Castle of, 107.
Moslem Sharia Council and Courts, 37–38, 140–141.
Motor-car services, 118–119, 121.
Mountains, 3.
Municipalities, 28, 140, 224–226.
Museums, 75–77, 83.

Nablus (Shechem), 8, 17, 28, 33, 47, 56–57, 101–102, 231.
Napoleon I., 22, 81, 87, 105–106.
Napoleon III., 23, 97.
Nazareth, 28, 47, 107-108, 122.
Nebi Musa, Feast of, 130, 260, 272.
Newspapers, 276.

Olives, cultivation of, 193–194.
Olives, Mt. of, 64, 96, 97, 276.
ʾOmar al-Daher, 22, 105, 108, 109. ʾOmar, Khalif, 40, 66, 82, 80, 91.
Omayyads, 14–15, 68–60, 88.
Oranges, 55, 87, 171.
Order of S. John of Jerusalem, 20–21, 105–106.
———, English, 48, 205.
Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 33, 39–41, 94, 97, 99.

Palestine Exploration Fund, 75, 83, 84, 86, 90.
Palestine, meaning of term, 5.
Parliamentary Papers, 226–227.
Passport Regulations, 111–113.
Petroleum, 240.
Philistines, 6, 75, 81–83, 86.
Phoenicians, 6, 62, 86.
Police, 28, 202–204.
Population, 2, 32–33.
Postage Stamps, 217–222.
Postal Services, 210–217.
Prisons, 203–204.
Pro-Jerusalem Society, the, 29, 92, 93, 95, 131–132.
Public Works, 195–196.

Qalaʾun, Sultan, 20, 21.
Qaraites, 53.
Qarantal, Jebel, 100.
Quarantine, 207–208.

Rafa, 81, 84.
Railways, 115–118, 198–202, 228.
Rainfall, 209.
Ramleh, 33, 47, 50, 72, 88, 130, 233, 276.
Reptilia, 256–259.
Revenue and Expenditure, 157–158.
Richard Coeur-de-Lion, 17, 87, 107.
'River of Egypt,' the, 5, 80.
Rivers, 5.
Roads, 119–122, 195.
Romans, 11–12, 87.

Safed, 22, 28, 33, 50–51, 109, 233.
Saladin, 17, 41, 69–70, 95.
Samaria (Sebastieh), 8, 63, 75, 102–103.
Samaritans, 10, 14, 32, 56–57, 101–102, 108.
Samuel, Sir Herbert, 30, 278, 279.
Sarafend, 50, 58.
Schools, see Education.
Seljuqs, 15, 87.
Shipping, 113–115, 225.
Shrines, Moslem, 37.
​Simon bar Cochba, 12, 49, 78.
Smith, Sir Sidney, 22, 106.
Solomon, King, 8, 82, 89, 91.
Solomon, Pools of, 99, 196.
Springs, Mineral, 109, 125–126.
Stone, Building, 238–239.
Suleyman the Magnificent, 21, 39, 91, 95.
Sunrise and Sunset, 129.
Syrians, 32, 34–35.

Taʾanach, 60, 103.
Tabor, Mt., 108.
Tantura, 198.
Taxation, 144–157.
Tel al-ʾAmarna tablets, 6, 60, 88.
Tel al-Hesi (Lachish), 61, 86.
Tel al-Jezer (Gezer), 61, 76, 88.
Tel al-Safi (Gath), 76, 81, 83–84.
Tel Aviv, 87, 122.
Telegraphs and Telephones, 222–223.
Templar Community, German, 48–49, 87.
Templar, Knights, 20, 104, 109.
Temple, the Jewish, 8, 10, 12, 62, 87, 89.
Terra Santa, Custodia of, 42–43.
Tiberias, Lake of, 1, 4, 61, 198, 235.
———, Town, 22, 28, 49, 50, 75, 108–109, 122, 125–126, 235.
Tithes, see Taxation.
Titus; 12, 78, 89.
Tobacco, 150, 165.
Trade Marks and Patents, 143.
Trans-jordania, 1, 30, 34, 36, 41, 62–63, 100, 162, 222, 227–228, 239.
Transliteration, Arabic and Hebrew, 273–275.
Transport, 122.
Turks, 21–25, 73.

Uniate Churches, 33, 43.
Usdum, Jebel, 230, 240–241.

Venice, 18, 52.
Vespasian, 78, 101, 108.
Via Dolorosa, the, 29, 70.
Virgin, Tomb of the, 90, 97.

Wadi al-Sant, 13, 83.
Wailing Wall, the, 90, 95.
Waqfs, 37–39, 183.
War Cemeteries, 276–277.
Water-supply of Jerusalem, 29, 89, 99, 196.
Weights and Measures, 126–129.

Yebna (Jabneh), 49, 71–72, 84.
Yemenite Jews, 52–53.
Yiddish, 52, 53.

Zedekiah, King, 9, 89.
Zionism, 25–27, 53, 50, 87, 180.