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Hebron

Image Description from historic lecture booklet "Hebron is very ancient, built originally before tanis in Egypt. It was David's first capital, and the headquarters of Absolom's rebellion. It is the prettily situated, in a fertile and beautiful region. The present population is about 14,000, of whom 1,100 are Jews; the rest are unusually fanatical. Hebron is about 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem."

 

Original Collection: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides

 

Item Number: P217:set 010 003

 

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Uploaded on June 16, 2010
Taken circa 1910