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 . city was burned by an officer of Vespasian; andabout the beginning of tbe 12th century it was takenby the crusaders. In 1187 it reverted to the Mos-lems, and has since remained in their hands. At present Hebron is an nnwalled city, containingnine mosks and two synagogues. The streets arenarrow, and the houses are built of stone with
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 . city was burned by an officer of Vespasian; andabout the beginning of tbe 12th century it was takenby the crusaders. In 1187 it reverted to the Mos-lems, and has since remained in their hands. At present Hebron is an nnwalled city, containingnine mosks and two synagogues. The streets arenarrow, and the houses are built of stone with flatroofs, surmounted by domes. The manufactories ofglass are in the narrow, dark lanes near the northpart of the city. The principal articles made arelamps, and rings of colored glass, the latter worn bywomen on their arms and fingers as crates of these articles may be seen standingin the streets ready to be loaded on camels for trans-portation to Egypt and various parts of Palestine. The environs of the city are very fertile, fm-nish-ing the finest vineyards in Palestine ; also numerousplantations of olive-trees, and excellent pasturage. The population is now about 5,000, and the inhabi-tants are the wildest, most lawless, and desperatepe
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