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Jordan is a place unlike any other. With Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Israel and Palestine on its borders, as well as the Red Sea and Dead Sea, it's the crossroads of not only the Middle East, but of Asia, Europe and Africa. On Jordan's southern shoreline sits the vibrant port city of Aqaba, and it was here that Rev. Laurence Hubbard found himself in 1997 as the chaplain for the Missions to Seamen (now Mission to Seafarers). Without a doubt, this locale was different from Laurence's native England in so many ways, and yet the landscape was compellingly familiar: it has a huge number of Biblical sites and associations, and thus it was a landscape Laurence just had to explore - and explore it he did. This fascinating book - part memoir, part history - touches on 4,000 years of history as examined through the eyes of an Englishman nurturing the rebirth of Christianity in the Arab world. It also paints colourful pictures of the diverse multitude of locals and seafarers who touched Rev. Laurence's life during his time in Aqaba, and considers the city's future as commercialism arrives at this ancient settlement.

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Author:   Rev. Laurence Hubbard
Publisher:   The Choir Press
Imprint:   The Choir Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9781789631265

ISBN 10:   1789631262
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   12 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. A history of Aqaba, Jordan; 2. Aqaba Maps and Internal Security; 3. Climate; 4. The Edomites; 5. Tell Maqass; 6. Elath Eloth Elat Eilat; 7. Ezion-Geber and Tell El-Kheleifeh; 8. The Early Church; 9. Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic Ayla; 10. Early Islamic Ayla and The Coming of Islam to Christian Ayla; 11. The Crusader Period; 12. The End of The Edomites as a People; 13. The Mamluk and Turkist Ottoman Period 1250-1516 and 1517-1917; 14. The Later Ottoman Period; 15. The First World War; 16. The Arab Revolt; 17. Khadra or hadra; 18. Sheikh Salem; 19. After The Arab Revolt; 20. From 1920 Onwards: The Area of Town near The Fort; 21. The Town Area, Continued; 22. The Mandate; 23. The Port; 24. Army: 1906, The Mandate and The Second World War; 25. Paul Saint; 26. The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 and Later; 27. The Army, Continued, from 1948; 28. Private Beach houses; 29. The Resurgence or Re-Emergence of The Church; 30. The Military Chapel; 31. After Father George; 32. The Latin Catholic Church; 33. The Arab Free Evangelical Church; 34. The Coptic Orthodox Community; 35. The Orthodox Community 36. Baptists; 37. The Filipino Community; 38. Armenians 39. The American Fellowship; 40. difficulties; 41. Anglican Presence; 42. St. Peter & St. Paul Church; 43. Staff: Gardener/handyman; 44. First Chaplain of The Port; 45. St. Peter & St. Paul Church and Centre; 46. Experiences with Seafarers; 47. Other Relationships of Aqaba;48. developments in Early ; Afterword: news and views in The new Millennium from Aqaba, Jordan; Sources

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After spending 3 three years in Syria as the chaplain to the English speaking Protestant community in Damascus and Aleppo, the Reverend Laurence Hubbard was invited to become a chaplain in Aqaba.

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