Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Volume 1

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Crocker and Brewster, 1856
 

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Ayûn Mûsa with palm trees etc 62 Many Wadys encamp in Wady Sŭdr
63
Wady Wǎtâh 69 March 20th Jebel Hammâm and hot springs 69 Various
71
Mimosa Tülh Seyâl in the Wadys 75 March 21st Jebel Wütâh
75
March 22d Wady Khumîleh 81 Arab cemetery 81 Wady elBurk
82
Plants 84 March 23d Difficulties of an early start 85 Inscrip
88
Sheikh Husein 94 Topography of the region and measurement of the plain 9496
94
Books and Maps 32 33
99
Library 99 Charnelhouse 99 100 Severity of Lent
100
Disappointment this not the place where the law was given and affords no wide
108
Pretended rock of Moses 112 113 Inscriptions 113 Other ruined convents
114
Horeb impending over the plain 119 Probable approach of the Israelites 120
121
Further historical notices 126 127 Early pilgrimages 127 Sinaitic Inscrip
126
The archbishop 130 Life of the monks 131 Few pilgrims 131 Property of
133
Ghafirs and quarrels 138 Danger of war Lord Lindsay 139 Former war with
140
tomb of Sheikh Sâlih 145 146 Encamp 146 New camels 146 Tuweilebs
149
Encamp Tuweilebs children 149 His sojourn near elKaa 150 March 31st
156
Wady Merâkh place where Burckhardt turned back 160 Island Kureiyeh
163
FROM AKABAH TO JERUSALEM
173
Leave the Hajroad and turn towards Hebron 175 Character and elevation of this
179
Their country 181 182 Wadys and fountains along the Arabah 182 April
187
Cavern church and large fortress 193 194 Return to our road 195 Violent
196
Ruins of Khulasah Elusa 201 202 Uncertainty as to the course of
207
dwelling in caves 212 Strong camels 212 213 Approach to Hebron vineyards
213
Horses of pilgrims 219 First view of Jerusalem 219 Plain of Rephaim
219
city and population 222 Easter Sunday 223 Latin Mass in the church of
225
Grave and story of Costigan 229 230 American Cemetery 230 231 Tyropaon
232
and garden at the S W corner of the Haram 238 City wall
238
with the natives 246 The Governor 246 The Mufti 246 247 Abu Ghaush
248
Approach to the city 259 Site on the fork between two valleys 259 Sur
259
Akra north of Zion 265 Ascent from the south and on the other sides
265
to the city 270 Breadth and depth opposite Gethsemane 270 271 Do opposite
274
His description of the hills and valleys 278 The walls 278 279 Other
281
Height and character of the walls 284 285 Immense stones 285 286 Hewn
290
haps a regal style of tombs 361 362 Proofs that it belonged to Helena 362364
362
Jerusalem taken and retaken 868 Unknown city of Bether 369 Cap
372
Pilgrims flock together from all parts of the world 378 End forgotten in
378
Council of Chalcedon outbreak of the Monophysites Theodosius 381 He retires
387
capture of the Holy City 388 389 Subsequent history not written 389 Pilgrims
393
Way through Hungary 398 Lietbert of Cambray 398 Pilgrimage of the three
402
of the Sepulchre place of crucifixion 407 408 Questioned by Korte and Clarke
409
same 412414 Silence of Eusebius 414 No tradition of the spot probably existed
417
provinces etc 419 Garrison 419 Population usually overrated 420 421
424
Snow and ice 429 No particular periods of early and latter rain 429 Badness
430
lers 434 435 Arabic Lists of names etc 435 May 4th Preparations and com
437
Duwân 442 443 Way to Taiyibeh 443 444 Taiyibeh 444447 Hospitality
447
Breakfast milk and fine butter 449 Historical Notices 449451 ElBîreh
454
Not the Ramah of Samuel 458460 Hist of the tradition
461
from the alleged robbers 467 May 8th Difficulty with the Mukârîyeh 468 Mes
472
urements 474 475 Supply of water 475 476 Way to the Frank mountain Ŭrtâs
478
Khŭreitûn and cavern 481 Encampment of the Taamirah 482 Character of
484
Grinding with the handmill 485 Tekûa Tekoa its ruins etc 486 487
490
sion of the peasants that the Franks will come and take possession 495 Return
498
Continual disappointment 501 First view of Dead sea in its deep chasm
500
tains and general impression 502 503 Descent of the pass 503 Optical illusion
506
Phenomena 511 512 Mineral productions 512 Depression of
521
the prospect 524 Sebbeh the ancient Masada 525 526 Journey along the west
528
Encamp on the cliff above Ain Terâbeh 528 Prospect of the sea 529 Circuitous
536
Hist and topogr notices 538 539 Supposed inundation of the Jordan 540 Scrip
543
vent 545 546 Site of another convent 546 547 Reach Jericho 547 May 13th
554
Other trees and plants 560 561 Former culture of the sugarcane 561
561
Phaselis now Fúsâil 569 No distinct Mount Nebo visible in the eastern mountains
569
Watering with the foot
581
SINAITIC INSCRIPTIONS
593
XXI
599
TOMBS SOUTH OF HINNOM Presumption of Dr Clarke
609

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TitreBiblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Volume 1
ATLA Historical Monographs Collection
Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Edward Robinson
Volume 36 de Biblical criticism in the United States and Great Britain
[American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection
AuteurEli Smith
Illustré parEdward Robinson
Éditionréimprimée
ÉditeurCrocker and Brewster, 1856
Original provenant deUniversité de Harvard
Numérisé27 juin 2008
ISBN0837002516, 9780837002514
  
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