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

Eli Smith

Crocker and Brewster, 1856 - Bible

Contents

• SECTION I: 1
• preaching 7 8 The Pnyx and Demosthenes 8 The Academy Hymettus and: 10
• The canal and boats 16 The Nile and its waters 17 Voyage 17 Lodgings: 20
• Return to Cairo 23 The city 23 24 Roda Old Cairo 24 Heliopolis: 27
• FROM CAIRO TO SUEZ: 34
• Distinction of camel and dromedary 37 Routes to Suez 37 March 12th Depart: 41
• Besharah and others 42 Their mode of sleeping 43 March 15th The desert: 47
• Character of the miracle 57 The strong wind 57 Time required 57: 57
• Ayûn Mûsa with palm trees etc 62 Many Wadys encamp in Wady Sŭdr: 63
• Wady Wutah 69 March 20th Jebel Hammam and hot springs 69 Various: 71
• Mimosa Tülh Seyal in the Wadys 75 March 21st Jebel Wutah: 75
• March 22d Wady Khumileh 81 Arab cemetery 81 Wady elBürk: 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
• 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 Salih 145 146 Encamp 146 New camels 146 Tuweilebs: 149
• Encamp Tuweilebs children 149 His sojourn near elKaa 150 March 31st: 156
• Wady Meråkh place where Burckhardt turned back 160 Island Kureiyeh: 163
• cal notices of Eziongeber and Elath or Ailah 169171 Origin of the name Akabah: 171
• 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
• NOTES: 200
• 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 Tyroposon: 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
• mountain tract 258 Character of the deep valleys 258 Gradual rise from north: 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
• How the present remains came to be preserved 295 Adrians temple of Jupiter: 296
• Broken columns seat of Muhammed 301 Reservoirs under the Haram 301 Vaults: 305
• present citadel 307 Ancient tower 308 Its measurements and character: 308
• Reasons why it probably did not run in a straight course 312 313 Ancient towers: 314
• vestigation 318 319 Probable position of a few 319 320 Nehemiahs night: 323
• Lower Pool 327 328 Pool of Bathsheba 329 Pool of Hezekiah 329: 329
• Bethesda or Sheep Pool 330 331 Fountains 331 Well of Nehemiah or Job: 338
• Fountain of Gihon was probably on the west of the city and was stopped by Hezekiah: 347
• Tombs south of Hinnom inscriptions 353 354 The Aceldama 354: 354
• haps a regal style of tombs 361 362 Proofs that it belonged to Helena 362364: 362
• Jerusalem taken and retaken 368 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 Urtas: 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
• Phasičlis now Fūsail 569 No distinct Mount Nebo visible in the eastern mountains: 569
• DIOCLETIANS COLUMN at Alexandria: 581
• Later results and views At Petra: 593
• Elevations: 601
• ZION AND AKRA according to Clarke and Olshausen: 605
• Pages 251364: 612

Bibliographic information

• Title: Biblical 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 of Biblical criticism in the United States and Great Britain; [American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection
• Author: Eli Smith
• Illustrated by: Edward Robinson
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Crocker and Brewster, 1856
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jun 27, 2008
• ISBN: 0837002516, 9780837002514