1867 ⟶ Mark Twain Visits Palestine
Mark Twain visits Palestine as part of a tour of what wester...
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⛪️ Church of Scotland Mission to Palestine
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passes an Act on the Conversion of the Jews, and sends four Church of Scotland ministers, Andrew Bonar, Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Alexander Keith and Alexander Black to Palestine. They publish the popular book Narrative of a Visit to the Holy Land; And, Mission of Inquiry to the Jews in 1842⟶
Christian ZionismEvangelismChurch of ScotlandPalestine19th CenturyReligious MissionsConversionHoly Land
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Palestine✍️ George Gawler on Jewish Colonies in Palestine
George Gawler publishes "Tranquilization of Syria and the East: Observations and Practical Suggestions, in Furtherance of the Establishment of Jewish Colonies in Palestine, the Most Sober and Sensible Remedy for the Miseries of Asiatic Turkey."⟶
George GawlerJewish ColoniesPalestineZionism19th CenturySyriaAsiatic Turkey
United KingdomPalestine🧑🌾 Founding of British Society for Jewish Agricultural Labour in the Holy Land
James Finn and his wife found the "British Society for the Promotion of Jewish Agricultural Labour in the Holy Land"⟶
ZionismJewish settlementPalestineAgricultural settlement19th centuryBritish support
PalestineUnited Kingdom🏘️ George Gawler Founds Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine
George Gawler founds the Association for Promoting Jewish Settlement in Palestine⟶
ZionismJewish settlementPalestine19th centuryGeorge GawlerSettlement movement
Palestine🗺️ Mark Twain Visits Palestine
Mark Twain visits Palestine as part of a tour of what westerners call the Holy Land.⟶
Mark TwainPalestineHoly Land19th CenturyTravelCultural Observation
IsraelPalestine✍️ Twain Publishes The Innocents Abroad
Twain publishes The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress documenting his observations through his travels. He indicated he observed that Palestine was primarily an uninhabited desert. His account was widely circulated and remains a controversial snap-shot of the area in the late 19th century.⟶
Mark TwainThe Innocents AbroadPalestineTravel Literature19th CenturyObservation
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