Tag: cursing the fig tree

In 1867 celebrated American author Mark Twain, visited the land of Israel (Palestine as it was called). He travelled across the land, writing his observations in his best-selling book Innocents Abroad. He used the words “unpicturesque”, “unsightly”, and “desolate” to describe what he saw. Twain wrote, “Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes…. desolate and unlovely.” Innocents Abroad Of the Jezreel…