use of their invaluable Libraries, from which he has derived the most important assistance. He is indebted for the Map which is prefixed to this edition, to the kindness of his much esteemed friend, Mr. Alexander INGRAM, Mathematician, Leith, by whom it was drawn.

An enlarged Index of Texts and a copious Index of Subjects have been added; and neither labour nor expense has been spared to render the work deserving of public favour.

Edinburgh, January 1825.

CHAP. I. The Garden of Eden-The Land of Nod-

The City of Enoch

CHAP. II. The Mountains of Ararat, on which the Ark

of Noah rested

CHAP. III. The Land of Shinar, and the City and Tower

of Babel

CHAP. IV. Of the Dispersion of Mankind

CHAP. V. Of the Conquests and Kingdom of Nimrod

CHAP. VI. Chaldea-Ur-Haran-Canaan

114

CHAP. VII. The Mountains of Canaan

147

CHAP. VIII. The Lakes and Rivers of Palestine .

201

CHAP. IX. State of the Weather in Palestine and the

CHAP. I. The Herbs and Shrubs of Canaan and the sur-

rounding Countries

Aloes-Hyssop-The Rose-The Lily-The Reed or Cane-

Spikenard-Millet-Sesamum--Darnel or Cockle--The Man-

drake-The Gourd The Juniper-The Myrtle-The Mus-

tard-Tree.

297

CHAP. II. The Woods and Trees of Palestine

page 321

The Oak-The Shitta-tree-The Sycamore-The Mulberry-

The Palm-tree-The Pomegranate-The Fig-tree-The Vine

-The Olive-tree-The Apple-tree-The citron-The Al-

mond-Balsam-trees.

CHAP. III. Insects

374

The Fly-The Hornet-The Ant-The Spider-The Bee-

The Moth-The Locust.

CHAP. IV. Of Reptiles

415

The Snail-The Horse-Leech-The Scorpion-The Viper-

The Cockatrice or Basilisk-The Cerastes or Horned Snake

-The Dragon.

CHAP. V. Amphibious Animals.

464

Serpents The Frog-The Behemoth or Hippopotamus-Le-

viathan or Crocodile.

CHAP. VI. Domestic Animals

510

The Camel-The Horse-The Ass-The Mule.

PART I.

OF THE

GEOGRAPHY OF THE EAST.