le torrent de Cédron : the brook Kidron, or the black

torrent, in the valley of Jehoshaphat.

,, 8. Siloé : the Siloam of the New Testament, now the Birket Sihvan. With this exception, ail the wells and foun tains for fîve miles round had been stopped by order of the Egj-ptian Caliph, as in the days of Hezekiah.

, , , , par intervalles, ' from time to time. '

,, 14. un Syrien : not an inhabitant of SjTÏa, but one belonging to tlie orthodox Greek Church, who were much oppressed by the Latin priests — ' a Surian. '

,, ,, Guillaume de Tyr : see note p. 3, 1. 25.

,, 15. Raoul de Caen : see note p. 53, 1. 22.

,, 17. Samarie et Gabaon : following the northern camel-road from Jérusalem, and turning to the left at Gibeah, Gibeon is about six and a half miles distant ; cf. for the miracle Joshua X. 12.

,, 20. du temple : cf i Kings iii. 4. The tabernacle of the congrégation and the brazen altar of burnt-offering were for some time locatcd at Gibeon.

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76. 22. Naplouse, Sichem : see note p. 70, 1. 19. Thèse were,

more proiwrly, ihu cities of Samaria (cf. 1. 17), some thirly

miles from Jérusalem.

,, 24. Tasse: see note p. 56, 1. 18. ,, 30. Ismen, or Ismcno, was one of the persons in Tasso's epic.

He was at tirst a Christian, and aftersvards a pagan sorcerer.