Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Том 2

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Crocker & Brewster, 1841

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identity of the Sepulchre place of crucifixion 64 65 Questioned
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No tradition of the spot probably existed or if there did it could not
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minion provinces etc 81 82 Garrison 82 83 Population usually
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Snow and ice 97 No particular periods of early and latter
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SECTION IX
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fusion of travellers 105 106 Arabic Lists of names etc 106 May
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Wide views to Jordan etc 112 113 Jeba Gibeah
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Way to Taiyibeh 119 120 Taiyibeh 121124 Hospitality the Medâfeh
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Ruins of churches at some distance 126 Ruins and spacious res
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ervoir 126 127 Breakfast milk and fine butter 127 Historical
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Not the Ramah of Samuel 141 142 Hist of the tradi
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SECTION X
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Aqueduct from Solomons Pools 158 Bethlehem 158163 Meet
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Name and legend 171 172 Probably ancient Herodium 173 Perhaps
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Our further course 184 185 Bir ezZaferâneh 185 Great Wady
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Hist Notices 199 Scene of Davids adventure with Nabal 200 Simi
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Descent of the pass 208 Optical illusion of an island 208
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Fountain of Ain Jidy 209 Alarm 209 210 Trees plants and thicket
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character of the shores 218 Phenomena 219 220 Mineral produc
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Asphaltum 228130 The peninsula 230234 The Ford 234
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Journey along the western side of the Dead Sea 242253 The Rashâi
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Ain elFeshkhah 252 Proceed along the shore ripę
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Hist and topogr notices 258261 Supposed inundation
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May 13th Visit to the Aga at the castle 273276 Har
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Process of threshing 276278 Sheikh of the Adwân places E
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The Zükkům probably myrobalanum 291 Other trees
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Last view of the fertile plain of Jericho 304 Wadys and
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Preparations guide etc 321 May 17th Departure go round by Beit
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Modin 328330 Possibly for Zuph Zophim the ancient Ramathaim
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Way to Beit Nettîf ancient road 340 341 Beit Nettif and country
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bly a gloss 413417 Tradition of Samsons fountain in the vicinity
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Violent Sirocco drops of rain with dust 429 Large oak 429 Reach
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cient pools 432 433 The Haram description 434435 A mere wall
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Jews window 439 Citadel in ruins 439 440 Manufactory of water
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Ascend the western hill extensive view 448 449 Visit to the three
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lation and trade of Hebron 453 Historical Notices 454462 Question
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bargain for camels and guides 464 Further delay shuffling conduct
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about a headguide 471 472 We at length set off 472 Tell Arâd
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rise upon the Dead Sea 480 Zuweirah has no relation to Zoar which
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We keep along the western side of the Ghôr character salt rills
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Proceed up this deep broad chasm 498 499 Evening halt romantic
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commencement of the street of tombs 514 Monolithic tombs like those
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the whole 527 The ancient city not enclosed by perpendicular rocks
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Sheikh of Wady Mûsa arrives 535 536 Visit to the Deir 536538
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rel Arabs sent to bring us back 538540 Sheikh turns out to be
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Divisions Mountains of Moab Jebal eshSherah 552 ElHismeh
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Tribes of Bedawîn 553 The Haweitât 553 554 Fellâhîn of
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Bozrah 570 571 Ghŭrundel Arindela Dhâna Thana 571 Maân
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offset of the mountains drained by Wady elFikreh 586 587 A more
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writers 598 599 Is the Arabah plain of the Hebrew Scriptures 599
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have accumulated into an extensive stratum like the Pitch lake of Trini
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They must have reached Kadesh through the Arabah 609 Position
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across the tract etTurâibeh 614 Pass elMuzeikah third ascent
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towards Semua and Hebron 623 624 Ascend another ridge or step
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unlike the sheep 632635 Dine with Elias 635 636 Threshingfloors
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CUFIC INSCRIPTIONS at Beit Jibrîn
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the Dead Sea 648651
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CATASTROPHE OF SODOM 669677
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