 Biblical Researches in Palestine cover | |
| Author | Edward Robinson |
|---|---|
| Translator | Eli Smith |
| Illustrator | Heinrich Kiepert |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Travel literature |
| Publisher | John Murray |
Publication date | 1841 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea (1841 edition), also Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions (1856 edition), was a travelogue of 19th-century Palestine and the magnum opus of the "Father of Biblical Geography", Edward Robinson. The work was published simultaneously in England, the United States (dedicated to Moses Stuart) and Germany (dedicated to Carl Ritter).[1]
The work identified numerous Biblical localities for the first time, as well as significant Jerusalem archaeological sites such as Robinson's Arch (subsequently named for the author), and undertook the first scientific surveys of other sites such as the Siloam tunnel.[2]
Robinson received a Royal Geographical Society Patron's Medal as a result of his work.
The work was accompanied by the Kiepert maps of Palestine and Jerusalem.
- ^ King 1983, p. 232.
- ^ Currid, John D. (1999). Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide. Baker Academic. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8010-2213-5.