II. The following are the principal =Dimensions= of Pal'es-tine:

1. =Ca'naan=, or western Pal'es-tine, has an area of about 6,600 square

miles, a little less than Massachusetts.

2. =Pal'es-tine Proper=, the domain of the Twelve Tribes, embraces

12,000 square miles, about the area of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

3. The =Coast Line=, from Ga'za, the southernmost town, to Tyre, on the

north, is not far from 140 miles long.

4. The =Jor'dan= is distant from the coast at Tyre about 25 miles; and

the =Dead Sea=, in a line due east from Ga'za, about 60 miles.

5. The =Jor'dan Line=, from Dan, one of the sources of the Jor'dan, to

the southern end of the Dead Sea, is 155 miles.

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