The Golden Horn: And Sketches in Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and the Hauraan, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1851 - 652 pages |
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Page 35
... Christian era . The perennial tree of the Virgin , and the petrified wood , in the vicinity of Matareëh , are among the objects of curiosity which the traveller feels it his duty to visit ; but in compassion for his readers , spares ...
... Christian era . The perennial tree of the Virgin , and the petrified wood , in the vicinity of Matareëh , are among the objects of curiosity which the traveller feels it his duty to visit ; but in compassion for his readers , spares ...
Page 57
... Christians , who had at- tacked Ailah . In the time of Niebuhr Suez was still un- enclosed ; there are now walls on three sides , falling rapidly into decay , while to the N.E. it is open to the sea . The houses are built of bricks ...
... Christians , who had at- tacked Ailah . In the time of Niebuhr Suez was still un- enclosed ; there are now walls on three sides , falling rapidly into decay , while to the N.E. it is open to the sea . The houses are built of bricks ...
Page 58
... Christians of the Greek Church . There are few inducements to a traveller to make a long halt at Suez ; if he arrive towards nightfall at the town , let him pitch his tent outside the walls , and send on the caravan at sunrise the next ...
... Christians of the Greek Church . There are few inducements to a traveller to make a long halt at Suez ; if he arrive towards nightfall at the town , let him pitch his tent outside the walls , and send on the caravan at sunrise the next ...
Page 79
... Christian pilgrims , from the repeated crosses that are found in many of the inscriptions . The earliest mention of ... Christian pilgrims on their way from Egypt to Mount Sinai in the third or fourth century of the Christian era , all ...
... Christian pilgrims , from the repeated crosses that are found in many of the inscriptions . The earliest mention of ... Christian pilgrims on their way from Egypt to Mount Sinai in the third or fourth century of the Christian era , all ...
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... Christian origin — the work of pilgrims on their way to Sinai . We encamped at 3.15 P.M. , after a march of nine hours and a half , at the back of a crumbling sandstone hill , which separates Wady Mokattub from a rugged path leading ...
... Christian origin — the work of pilgrims on their way to Sinai . We encamped at 3.15 P.M. , after a march of nine hours and a half , at the back of a crumbling sandstone hill , which separates Wady Mokattub from a rugged path leading ...
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