Many things here said will be found at greater length in previous works which I have written, scattered through several volumes amid more special subjects. I hope, however, that the reader will discover also a good deal that is not noticed in those volumes; for the sources of information concerning ancient Palestine are constantly increasing; and, among others, I may men tion, that the series of Palestine Pilgrim Texts, edited by Sir Charles Wilson, has added greatly to our know ledge, and has enabled me to understand many things which were previously doubtful.
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