Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . PASS OF THE JORDAN. fr(;m a sketch recently made on the spot. 218 \k PA88 OF THE JORDAN. Tlie difficulties in the way of determining theplace where the army of Jephtha held the ford of theJordan againt the Ephraimites, disappear on an ex-amination of the topography of the country on eachbank of the river. Its tributaries on the east
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . PASS OF THE JORDAN. fr(;m a sketch recently made on the spot. 218 \k PA88 OF THE JORDAN. Tlie difficulties in the way of determining theplace where the army of Jephtha held the ford of theJordan againt the Ephraimites, disappear on an ex-amination of the topography of the country on eachbank of the river. Its tributaries on the east and west side, all runbetween ranges of rocky hills, the ravines all runningsouth-east or south-west, towards the river. At thejunction of the Wady Ferah with the Jordan, a has been formed,which constitutes this ford or pass. The travel between two important cities—Shechemon the west side of the river, and liamoth Gilead onthe east, was over a main highway, which leads tothe river at this ford. This is also the most reliableford between tlie Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea,especially after a rain, when the other fords are sni-eto be impassable, this one, from the great width ofthe river at this place, is practicable; this, with thehistorical and traditional evidence, leaves no room todoubt that this is th
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