Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . hat Strabo was not mistaken inspeaking of the horticultural advantages of this inhabitants seem to have made the most of present, the barren state of the country, togetherwith the desolate condition of the city, without asingle human being living near it, seem strongly toverify the judgment denounced against it: — Edomshall be a desolation. b Jer. xlix. 17- * Irby and Mangles, 423. > Ibid. SUDDEN DEPARTURE. 37 Mr. Bankes and his friends were thus obliged toleave
Journey through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the excavated city of Petra, the edom of the prophesis . hat Strabo was not mistaken inspeaking of the horticultural advantages of this inhabitants seem to have made the most of present, the barren state of the country, togetherwith the desolate condition of the city, without asingle human being living near it, seem strongly toverify the judgment denounced against it: — Edomshall be a desolation. b Jer. xlix. 17- * Irby and Mangles, 423. > Ibid. SUDDEN DEPARTURE. 37 Mr. Bankes and his friends were thus obliged toleave unexplored the great temple which they hadseen from Mount Hor; the arch thrown over thechasm of the eastern entrance ; an obelisk on oneof the commanding heights ; many of the ravinesand valleys, in the entrances of which were tombs,and which promised much if well examined; aninsulated and conical mount with steps ; a heightwhich they supposed to be the Acropolis; and agreat variety of other objects. No entreaty couldobtain for them a further extension of the timeallotted in the first instance. d 3 3H. WRITER IN THE KIHAIA BEYS OFFICE. CHAPTER III. DIFFERENT ROUTES TO PETRA. MODES OF TRAVELLING IN THE EAST.— ADVANTAGES OF EACH. AUTHORS PREPAR-ATION FOR JOURNEY INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAVELLERS. TRAVELLING COSTUME. — EQUIPMENT. — PROVISIONS. —PRESENTS.— SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. LETTERS OF IN-TRODUCTION.— PLAN OF JOURNEY. — KIHAIA BEys OFFICE. DEPARTURE FROM CAIRO. — GAMES OF THE DJERID. After having remained a year at Cairo, I wasobliged to give up all idea of having recourse tothe authority of the Pacha. I found that I couldcount upon no facilities in that quarter for myjourney, beyond the actual boundaries of his domi-nions, unless I followed in the suite of his armies,whose movements would be directed by motivesaltogether different from mine. Two routes wereopen to me: one on the northern side, that of the DIFFERENT ROUTES TO PETRA. 39 pilgrims of Mecca; the other
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