Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Volume 1

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Crocker & Brewster, 1841
 

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Arabs happy in the desert 56 Encampment 56 March 13th
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Jebel Aweibid 60 The mirage 61 Our guide Beshârah
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near Cairo 75 Their number 75 Horses cannot pass across without
84
March 17th Fountain of Nâba 89 Ayûn Mûsa with palmtrees
95
Wady Wutah 100 101 March 20th Jebel Hummâm
100
Bedaway and Indian habits 104 Wady Taiyibeh 104 Country
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Turn off to Sûrâbît elKhâdim 112 Mysterious Egyptian remains
119
Difficulties of an early start 124 Inscriptions 124 Projecting
128
Excitement of Beshârah prayer for rain 132 Arrival and reception
135
The garden 137 Sheikh Husein 138 Topography of the region
142
Severity of Lent
148
Disappointment this not the place where the
156
vegetation view into the depths on the west 161 162 Reach
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through elLeja 166 Pretended rock of Moses 166 Inscriptions
167
March 29th Preparations for departure exchange Beshârah
175
Peopled with anchorites and monks in the 4th century 180
181
Founding of the convent by Justinian 184 Testi
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in the 15th 191 The archbishop 192 193 Life of the Monks 193
193
The Muzeiny their origin 198 199 Jebelîyeh or serfs 199202
199
Poverty of the Tawarah 203 Their number 204 Ghafîrs and quar
212
eshSheikh and tomb of Sheikh Sâlih 215 Encamp 216
219
sandy tract 221 222 Ain elHudhera Hazeroth 222224 Pro
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Nuweibia 227 228 View of the Gulf of Akabah 228 229 at
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Merâkh place where Burckhardt turned back 236 237 Island
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New contract 246 Walk outside of the fortress character of
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SECTION V
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Artificial Road 257 258 Head of the Pass 258 Leave the Haj
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tract N of Jebel Arâif 274 275 Ancient Roman road 275 This
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former cultivation encamp 281 April 11th Patches of grain
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Râs esSerâm plain and Wady 282 283 Songs of birds 283 Send
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elKurn and well 296 Ruins of Khulasah Elusa 296298
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Its wells and ruins 300303 Encamp Arab feast 304 Haweitât
312
Path among vineyards ancient road 316 317 No wheels could ever
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SECTION VI
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in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre 330 English Protestant ser
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Grave and story of Costigan 339 Cemetery of
343
Plat and garden at the S W corner of the Haram 351
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and vallies 409 410 The walls 410 411 Other notices of relative
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Josephus to be received with caution 415 His description of
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Identifies the wall as belonging to the ancient temple 427 Also
430
How the present remains came to be preserved
437
seat of Muhammed 445 Reservoirs under the Haram 445
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Josephuss account of vaults 451
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The present citadel 454 Ancient tower 455 Its measurements
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Second Wall as described by Josephus 461 462 Reasons why
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tainty of the investigation 471 472 Probable position of a few
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fountains and wells has never suffered for want of water even when
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or Sheep Pool 489 Fountains 490 Well of Nehemiah or Job
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Fountain under the Haram 508 Our inquiries and attempts to
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Muhammedans and Jews 516 517 Sepulchral monuments
522
Description and plan 528532 Excavations by us
533
Prophets
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NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS NOTE I DIOCLETIANS COLUMN at Alexandria
541
THEBES The Sea put for the Nile
542
THEBAN TOMBS
543
RATE OF TRAVEL with Camels and Horses
544
SUEZ Historical Notices
545
WADY TAWARIK Not called Wady etTih
546
VALLEY OF THE SEVEN WELLS Mr Smiths Letter 547 XI ANCIENT CANAL between the Nile and Red Sea The French Measurements doubtful ...
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PELUSIAC NILE Not anciently navigable
549
MANNA References and analysis
550
HOREB AND SINAI Use of these names
551
PHARAN Feirân
552
THE CONVENT AND ITS SERFS Extract from Eu tychius
556
PASSPORT from the Governor of Akabah Transla tion
558
HAJ STATIONS and Convoy
559
ABDEH EBODA Doubts and Notices
560
ROUTES from Sinai across the Desert to Gaza and Hebron and Elevations 561565
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ELUSA Name c
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ZION AND AKRA according to Clarke and Olshausen
566
TOMBS SOUTH OF HINNOM Presumption of Dr Clarke
567
TOMB OF HELENA Extract from Pausanias
569
TOMB OF HELENA Carelessness of Writers Dr Clarke and Châteaubriand
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