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Excerpt from Underground Jerusalem: An Account of Some of the Principal Difficulties Encountered in Its Exploration and the Results Obtained, With a Narrative of an Expedition Through the Jordan Valley and a Visit to the Samaritans
A false alarm - Hide-and-seek - The cultivation of the Ghen Difference in reports caused by changes of weather - Flocks and pasturage - The Gawarineh The Upper and Lower Plains -rainfall - An adventure - A plague of earwigs - Abusive Bedouin - Es Sumrah - Sultan and his blood feud - Changes in the names of the wadies - Taiyibeh - Excavations at the camp of Es Sumrah - Discovery, and sudden fading of frescoes Cedar - wood roof, now at South Kensington - The reputed tomb of Moses according to Moslem tradition - Contest of opinion concerning the position of Pisgah - Ancient convent at Neby Musa - Return to J erusalem - Desposition of Izzet Pacha - A lapse of three months - The author settles permanently at Jerusalem.
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A false alarm - Hide-and-seek - The cultivation of the Ghen Difference in reports caused by changes of weather - Flocks and pasturage - The Gawarineh The Upper and Lower Plains -rainfall - An adventure - A plague of earwigs - Abusive Bedouin - Es Sumrah - Sultan and his blood feud - Changes in the names of the wadies - Taiyibeh - Excavations at the camp of Es Sumrah - Discovery, and sudden fading of frescoes Cedar - wood roof, now at South Kensington - The reputed tomb of Moses according to Moslem tradition - Contest of opinion concerning the position of Pisgah - Ancient convent at Neby Musa - Return to J erusalem - Desposition of Izzet Pacha - A lapse of three months - The author settles permanently at Jerusalem.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Charles Warren
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265826737
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Page Count - 601
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Charles Warren
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333599850
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Page Count - 603
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