'Ain Shems, the site of Beth-Shemesh. South of the Wâdy es Sur'ar (Sorek) and nearly opposite to Sur'ah (Zorah). The ancient and modern names Beth-Shemesh (House of the Sun) and 'Ain Shems (Eye of the Sun) are indicative of sun worship.

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Lake Timsâh, midway in the Suez Canal. It is traversed by two artificial channels for the passage of large vessels.

Kronika a poznámky (cont'd)

The "Virgin's tree." At the time of the inauguration of the Suez Canal this tree was presented to the Empress Eugénie by the Khedive. The garden in which it stands is watered by means of a double sakîyeh supplied from a reservoir fed by springs.

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Sur'ah, the ancient Zorah. The birthplace of Sampson. It is five miles south of Latrôn, on a conical hill on the north side of the Wâdy es Sur'ar (The valley of Sorek).

The citdel of Saida, the ancient Sidon. Now called Kul'at el Mezzeh. It stands on the south-eastern extremity of the town, on a heap of rubbish in which layers of the purple shell are still visible.

Jerusalem from the south. Showing the position of Bir Eyúb (Job's Well) just below the junction of the Kedron and Hinnom Valleys

The south-east corner of the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. At the east end of this temple there was a vestibule with a row of fluted columns within the outer line of plain columns; only two of these are now standing

Bîr es Seba': the site of Beersheba. The ancient wells can still be traced, and two of them are serviceable ; but the city has ceased to exist. In the distance may be seen an encampment of the Tiyâheh Arabs. In the foreground a woman is asking alms...

The southern expanse of the plain of Esdraelon, from Jenîn. The whole extent of the plain is now called Merj ibn Amîr (the Meadow of the Son of Amîr)

Site of Sarepta. As early as the thirteenth century, this city was in ruins, and now only fragments of its foundations exist, chiefly on a headland called 'Ain el Kantarah and also along the shore south of it extending a mile or more. Early Greek and Roman writers speak highly in praise of the [site] of Sarepta

Nazareth from the south, now called En Nâsirah. The large building on the hill of Neby Sa'în is the English Orphanage for Girls

Maison appelée: Beyt El-Emyr, façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la cour (XVIIe. siècle)

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Lake Timsâh, midway in the Suez Canal. It is traversed by two artificial channels for the passage of large vessels.

Kronika a poznámky (cont'd)

The "Virgin's tree." At the time of the inauguration of the Suez Canal this tree was presented to the Empress Eugénie by the Khedive. The garden in which it stands is watered by means of a double sakîyeh supplied from a reservoir fed by springs.

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Sur'ah, the ancient Zorah. The birthplace of Sampson. It is five miles south of Latrôn, on a conical hill on the north side of the Wâdy es Sur'ar (The valley of Sorek).

The citdel of Saida, the ancient Sidon. Now called Kul'at el Mezzeh. It stands on the south-eastern extremity of the town, on a heap of rubbish in which layers of the purple shell are still visible.

Jerusalem from the south. Showing the position of Bir Eyúb (Job's Well) just below the junction of the Kedron and Hinnom Valleys

The south-east corner of the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. At the east end of this temple there was a vestibule with a row of fluted columns within the outer line of plain columns; only two of these are now standing

Bîr es Seba': the site of Beersheba. The ancient wells can still be traced, and two of them are serviceable ; but the city has ceased to exist. In the distance may be seen an encampment of the Tiyâheh Arabs. In the foreground a woman is asking alms...

The southern expanse of the plain of Esdraelon, from Jenîn. The whole extent of the plain is now called Merj ibn Amîr (the Meadow of the Son of Amîr)

Nazareth from the south, now called En Nâsirah. The large building on the hill of Neby Sa'în is the English Orphanage for Girls

Maison appelée: Beyt El-Emyr, façade du Maqâad ou Iwan sur la cour (XVIIe. siècle)

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In the shoe bazaar. This was formerly a school, an interesting building now in a very dilapadated condition. The gateway, however, is still preserved.

The temple at Deir el 'Ashâir. It stands on a platform of massive masonry, one hundred and twenty-six feet long by sixty-nine feet wide, and about twenty feet high on the eastern side, which faces Mount Hermon. The village is inhabited by a few families of Druses and Christians.

The site of the old mill. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

The rocks at Sarâbít el Khâdim ; and the temple enclosure. There are two temples, of different dates. The one not shown here is formed of two chambers excavated in the rock, having a walled continuation in front.

Wady-el-Jib, a characteristic example of a valley in the favoured territory of Ephraim. The olive-trees, shading the ancient foot-paths, proclaim that a village is near.

View from upper Beth-Horon, looking westward, to the Mediterranean Sea, at sunset

Pilgrim Meersteads, Site of the First House, Plymouth, Mass.

Réduction des cartes du cours inférieur du Jourdain de la Mer Morte, du Wady Arabah et du Wady el Jeib, Voyage d'exploration a la Mer Morte...

The large plane-tree, Damascus. It is nearly forty feet in circumference. A peasant and his plough are resting against it, and in its shade a carperter is working, steadying his bow saw with his naked foot.

[Bird's eye view of New York City.] - Public domain map

Ansicht der Tempelruinen von Ben-Naga; Ansicht der Ruinen von Mesaurât E' Sofra [Musawwarat al-Sufrah Site].

The gorge of the Bûrada (Abana), through which the new French road approaches Damascus. At the outlet of this gorge the stream is divided into seven branches, two of which supply the fountain in the city, and the rest are used to irrigate the fields and gardens.

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