All along the road, right
from Khan Dimez, the previous day, there was evidence of the sorry plight
of the Turk. Hundreds of dead horses, dead bodies (stripped by the
villagers), broken wagons and even overturned "gharries" strewed the route.
FOOTNOTES:
[34] _"Lebanon" means "White," probably employed because of the snow
which can be seen most of the year on the Lebanon range of mountains,
on the western side of the valley (see Jer. xviii, 14). Lebanon is
stated in the Bible to be on the northern border of the Promised Land
(Deut. i, 7, iii, 25, xi, 24; Josh. i, 4, ix, 1). King Solomon's palace
and temple were built of cedars and firs from Lebanon (I Kings ix, 19),
also the second temple (Ezra iii, 7). Other references to Lebanon are
Josh. xi, 17, xiii, 2; Judges iii, 1; Deut. iii, 25; II Chron. ii, 2;
Psalms xxix, 5, xcii, 12; Isa. xiv, 8, xxxv, 17, xl, 16; Solomon's Song
iv, 8, 11, 15._
AN UNWELCOME WELCOME.
Upon our approaching Rayak, as if at a word of command, suddenly, a
tremendous burst of rifle fire broke out! This outburst, however, proved
to be merely a demonstration of the population's welcome! Rayak, and some
of the villages in this district, are Christian,[35] and it may well be
imagined that the population was simply delirious with joy at the arrival
of the British.
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