"fell down at the blast of the trumpet." Great piles have been unearthed
here which it is thought formed a part of the original masonry. One
excavator believes he has unearthed the ruins of the house of Rahab,
the woman who sheltered Joshua's spies. Another thinks he has discovered
the site of the translation of Elijah, the Prophet, from whence he was
carried up to heaven in a fiery chariot.

Every Christian will be interested in learning what is to be found in
Nazareth where Jesus spent his boyhood. Archaeologists have located
the "Fount of the Virgin," and the rock from which the infuriated
inhabitants attempted to hurl Christ.

In the "Land of Goshen" where the Israelites in a state of servitude
worked for the oppressing Pharaoh (Rameses II), excavators have found
bricks made without straw as mentioned in Scripture, undoubtedly the
work of Hebrew slaves, also glazed bead necklaces. They are looking
for the House of Amran, the father of Moses, where the great leader
was born.

The site of Arbela, where Alexander the Great won his mightiest victory
over Darius, has been discovered. It is a series of mounds on the
Western bank of the Tigris river between Nineveh and Bagdad. All the
treasures of Darius were taken and Alexander erected a great palace.
Bronze swords, cups and pieces of sculpture have been unearthed and
it is supposed there are vast stores of other remains awaiting the
tool and patience of the excavator. The famous Sultan Saladin took up
his residence here in 1184 and doubtless many relics of his royal time
will be discovered.

The remains of the city of Pumbaditha have been identified with the