. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . c East of tbe3)eab Sea. chapter 1. OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS PETRA. ARARs MESSENGER. Thou comst to use thy tongue ; thy story quickly. # # # # # I doubt some danger does approach you nearly :Be not found here. Macbeth. HALF way between the Dead Sea and MountSinai, hidden in a deep winding gorge below theshoulder of Mount Hor lies Petra, the rock cityof Edom, the great stronghold of those Edomites whorefused to let Moses and the Beni Israel pass throughtheir country, and in later times the seat of the powerand
. With the Beduins, a narrative of journeys and adventures in unfrequented parts of Syria . c East of tbe3)eab Sea. chapter 1. OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS PETRA. ARARs MESSENGER. Thou comst to use thy tongue ; thy story quickly. # # # # # I doubt some danger does approach you nearly :Be not found here. Macbeth. HALF way between the Dead Sea and MountSinai, hidden in a deep winding gorge below theshoulder of Mount Hor lies Petra, the rock cityof Edom, the great stronghold of those Edomites whorefused to let Moses and the Beni Israel pass throughtheir country, and in later times the seat of the powerand civilization of the Nabatasans. We had in 1889visited Palmyra, whose greatness grew upon the over-throw 6f the Nabatasan kingdom in the second centuryof our era. We were now bent on getting to Petra. 172 WITH THE BED U INS. This strange place has often been found very difficultof access. Burckhardt and Laborde had to go throughmany dangers to reach it. Since their days it has beenvisited by many travellers journeying from the south-ward, from Sinai, or by the Gulf of Akaba to the north. PETRA (AFTER ROBERTS). of the Red Sea. But we had not met with any accountof a successful attempt to approach it from the northwardas we intended to do, except that of Irby and Manglesin 1815, and that of Mr. Doughty who travelled alone, WARNINGS AGAINST THE ATTEMPT 173 and in a manner impossible for us who cannot speakArabic. And for some years past, as we were informedsince 1885, no European traveller had visited the placeat all. Mr. Moore, the British Consul at Jerusalem, and ourgood and trusty friend and dragoman, George Mabbedy(who now accompanied us on our travels in Syria for thefourth time) strongly advised us against the journey asbeing much too dangerous. But we had come fromEngland to make the attempt, and were not to bedissuaded from it. Mr. Moore, finding us resolved,kindly did all he could to assist us in regard to measuresfor our safety : and George Mabbedy said that he wasready
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