The Indian Advocate (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, January 1, 1906 Page: 10 of 32
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THE INDIAN ADVUCAlE
Early before sunrise I tuok the road which leads from Je-
rusalem to Bethlehem. Past the dreaiy vale of Hinnom
better known as the Gehenna the old city within the walls
was lost sight of in the stillness of the night; and there lay
before me the wide plains of Raphaim so replete with bibli-
cal souvenirs.
For about one hour which wps the time required to get
across these plains 1 allowed my mind to indulge in pious
reveries and to relish some remiscences of biblical episodes
connected with the name of Raphaim. It was in this valley
that young David won his first victory over the Philistines.
Again here it was that Habacuc the Prophet while bring-
ing some food to workmen in his field was miraculously ta-
ken by an angel over to Babylon in order to relieve with this
meal God's servant Daniel in the lions' den.
Oriental folklore has ever been particularly rich in legen-
dary traditions. One of these has reference to the Plain of
Raphaim which is known among Arabs as "the Rocky Field"
Says the legend. Jesus one day passing through Raphaim
met a husbandman sowing sweet peas? What is it thou art
sowing? Jesus asked him. But the man answered jockingly
that he was sowing rocks. Rocks then thou art going to
reapl the master replied; and the man eventually did leap
rocks! as all true sons of Islam must believe or die! Si non
e vero e bene trovato! thought 1 within myself considering
that even to this day this same field is wanting neither in
sweet peas nor in rocks. The latter feature however is by no
means peculiar with the plains of Raphaim but uniformly
common to all the broken as well as the untilled lands to be
seen where was formerly a "land flowing with milk and ho-
ney." Times indeed have changed sincf Moses from Mount Nebo
beheld the Laud of Promission; for were he to look down
once more upon the barren wilderness which now spreads
from Jerusalem eastward even beyond the Dead Sea
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