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Journey Through Egypt and Palestine 1908
R J Willingham recounts a voyage from Suez to Jerusalem highlights including Sinai views, the Suez Canal crossing, Port Said’s cosmopolitan scene, Cairo’s pyramids, the Nile, Joppa, and Jerusalem. He notes missionary efforts in Egypt and Palestine among Jews, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and local Christians, plus historic sites at Jericho and the Dead Sea region. The letter closes with reflections on faith and exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sea
Egypt
Sinai
St. Catherine
Mount Sinai
Suez Canal
Suez
Canal
le Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Port Said
Cairo
Church of England
Anit
Nile
Ismalia
Goshen
Sana Desert
London Society For the Propagation of
United Presbyterians
Jerusalem
Joppa
Archor
Simon
Dorcas
Zion
Sharon Plain
Lydia
Judea
Joppa Gate
David
Bethlehem
Hebron
Jericho
Jordan
Dead Sea
Germany
Jordan Valley
Japan
Sinai Peninsula
Damascus
Mecca
Galilee
Mt. Carmel
Mediterranean Sea
Haifa
Palestine
London Jews Society
Church Missionary Society
Christian Alliance of
New York
Syria
S. S. Scharnhorst