Overview

In 1835, a 27-year-old Swiss doctor, Titus Tobler, travelled to Palestine to undertake medical research. The trip sparked a lifelong fascination with the Holy Land.  Tobler spent considerable time in Bethlehem and decided that the city of Christ’s birth deserved its own detailed publication. First published in German in 1849, this volume delivers a fascinating and meticulous insight into the historic small town in the critical few years before global events changed it forever and opened it up to the world. It details all aspects of the inhabitants’ lives, including access to water, agricultural practices, cooking traditions, dress, hygiene, family dynamics, attitudes towards one another and towards foreigners, economics, professions and, most significantly, the growing trade of making and shipping souvenirs abroad. In spite of the book’s historic importance and its essential value to Palestine studies, it has remained available in German only, until now. This engaging English translation renews its significance to a new generation of those studying this uniquely famous town and the evolution of European attitudes towards Palestine itself.

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Author:   Titus Tobler ,  Khalil Shokeh & Maxim Sansour ,  Michelle Stobler
Publisher:   Nomad Publishing
Imprint:   Nomad Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781914325281

ISBN 10:   1914325281
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   22 March 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Overview of the Contents A. Bethlehem. 1. Name, location, hills, valleys, climate 2. Water, David’s Wells 3. Vegetation 4. The town, weapons, size, houses, their construction, numbers 5. History of the city. a. pre-Christian and b. post-Christian 6. Inhabitants, race, mortality rate, population, national and confessional diversity, traditional dress, foods 7. Employment, crops, livestock, beekeeping, guilds and trades 8. Language, manners and customs, moral character, public authorities 9. Church of the Nativity, its chapels and monasteries 10. The Milk Grotto 11. Pilgrimage 12. Library; Schools 13. Cemeteries, B. Surroundings. 1. Place of Joseph’s Dream, Urging him to Egypt 2. Shepherds’ Field and Place 3. Bêt Sâhûr en=Rraffârâ   Appendix List of Bible passages cited or discussed

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Titus Tobler (1806-1877) was born in Stein, Appenzell, Switzerland. He studied and practised medicine and also made four major visits Palestine. He wrote extensive geographical studies and travelogues from his notes and became a prominent authority on Palestine studies.

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