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'Ain Hawwârah. This may be the spring "Marah" of Exodus xv.23.

The rock-hewn amphitheatre, Petra. Thirty-three tiers of seats rise one above the other, and above the seats there are chambers hewn in rock. The brook of 'Ain Mûsa, bordered with verdure, flows across the arena.

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Wâdy Feirân. Professor Palmer describes the walk through Wâdy Feirân, with its shade of palms, tamarisksm and sidr-trees, and with its running water, as one of the most delightful in Sinai.

Abyssinishce und Arabische Inschriften. 1. Pyramiden von Meroë, Gruppe A; 2-12 Kurru [el-Kurru] ; 13. Insel Ischisch; 14. Wadi e'Sofra [Mu.sawwarat al-.Sufrah Site]

Magâd en Nebí Músa, 'Seat of the prophet Moses.' This large detached rock, which from one point looks something like an arm-chair, occurs in the gorge of El Watiyeh. Near here is pointed out the place where Moses' sheep grazed.

Pacha fatto prigioniero ad Abukir; Teste di Arabi; Teste di Mamelucchi.

Kuryet-el-'Anab, the village of grapes, probably the Kirjath of Benjamin. It is now commonly called Abu Ghosh. The large building on the right is the Church of St. Jeremiah.

The outlet of Wâdy Nagb Buderah, in the Seih Sidreh. The Acacia seyal is the shittah or shittim tree of the Bible. The "seyal" is the only timber tree of any size in the Arabian desert.

The gate of Tyre (Sûr). There are two springs of fresh water on the peninsula, one of which is close to this gate. It has been conjectured that they are connected with the foundations of Râs el 'Ain.

'Ain el Weibeh, on the border of Edom, in the valley of El Jeib. The name signifies "hole with water.: Many authorities regard this now deserted place as the site of Kadesh Barnea.

Muhammad performs another miracle by creating a spring of cool, pure water in the desert camp of the Banû Junda'.

Wâdy Amârah. Of Wâdy Amârah, some forty miles away from Ayún Músa, Professor Palmer says, 'There is no other water but this (at Bir Abu Suweirah, twelve miles distant) in or near Wâdy Amârah.' A proof that this wâdy is not to be identified with the Marah of the Bible.

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1881 - 1883
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Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Artist
Meeder, Philip (d. 1913), Wood engraver
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New York
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label_outline Explore Twelve Miles, Proof, Meeder Philip D 1913 Wood Engraver

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

Phoebe's Arch, Palmer Lake, Colorado, U.S.A.

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 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.

Phoebe's Arch, Palmer Lake, Colorado, U.S.A.

Account sales of forty sugar imported September 1, 1832; account of Sir George Cornewall Bart

Muhammad and Abû Bakr are feted by Umm Ma'badah's tribe.

The Gorge, Palmer Falls, Hudson River, N.Y.

Forty Steps, Newport, R.I. Rhode Island. 19th century stereoscope card.

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

Absolute Auction Sale by Order of the Supreme Court to close estate of Courtlandt Palmer, Dec'd; Estate of Mary A.P. Draper, Dec.'d

Account sales of forty sugar imported September 1, 1832; account of Sir George Cornewall Bart

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