The concept of "Jeb" encompasses both a personal name and a geographical term, appearing in literature, biblical texts, and historical accounts. In Credo Fitch Harris’s Where the Souls of Men are Calling, Jeb represents a soldier confronting trauma and determination, while Gertrude Lowthian Bell refers to "Jebel" as a mountain in arid landscapes.
Biblical texts, including Noah Webster’s translation, link "Jeb" to divine names such as Jehovah and Judah, highlighting its theological and historical importance. These diverse contexts illustrate "Jeb" as a multifaceted symbol, connecting personal struggle, natural terrain, and sacred tradition.
Credo Fitch Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling
“ Dazed as Jeb was, he saw a mountain-high wave of seething foam rise from the grave and roar toward him with the speed of unchecked horses. Tossing like jack-straws on its crest were bunks, in part or whole, chairs, planking, and débris of all descriptions. ”
Credo Fitch Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling
“ The words did not in any sense imply doubt; merely compliment, but Jeb inwardly cringed because the American Army had been graded, even in ignorance, with such as he. At that instant he had made a resolve—an earnest, solemn resolve—to join that army and, by its influence, prove himself worthy.He now went hurriedly down into the quadrangle and turned to the dug-out where he expected to find Bonsecours—the man who superseded Barrow in authority. For he guessed that an ambulance would be standing farther at the rear, waiting for the nine men whom he had brought in. ”
Credo Fitch Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling
“ Jeb felt sick through and through, but as the others filed out, every second one with a folded stretcher, he, also, followed. Yet he wanted to hold back; he wanted to dash into the darkest niche of the [Pg 190] dug-out, bury his face there and—well, die! To die at once, outright, was preferable to the mental torture of expected laceration and suffering; nor could even the great Bonsecours have convinced him that these two monsters were not crouching, waiting especially for the moment when he should step forth. ”
