The bleak wastes of the Syrian desert formed a natural eastern boundary to the land. 3. THE JORDAN VALLEY. A great geological fault splits the country. Through it, the River Jordan drops rapidly to the Dead Sea, 1,285 feet below sea level. The Dead Sea is 1,300 feet at its deepest. 4. THE HILL COUNTRY. The hill country of Judah held plenty of opportunities for guerilla warfare and was a formidable challenge for a would-be attacker. The hills were covered by woods. Galilee in the north was richly