The desert of the Exodus : journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings : undertaken in connexion with the ordnance survey of Sinai, and the Palestine exploration fund . f Wady Sideriyeh we descended intoWiidy el Abyadh, and made for Sebaita. On ourway we passed several deserted vineyards and gar-dens, and one or two ruined buildings, probablyeither, wine-presses or store-houses. In an hour wereached the ruined town, and at once prepared totake photographs and make plans, as the Sheikh wasvery anxious for us to conclude our observationsbefore any of the Arabs of the place
The desert of the Exodus : journeys on foot in the wilderness of the forty years' wanderings : undertaken in connexion with the ordnance survey of Sinai, and the Palestine exploration fund . f Wady Sideriyeh we descended intoWiidy el Abyadh, and made for Sebaita. On ourway we passed several deserted vineyards and gar-dens, and one or two ruined buildings, probablyeither, wine-presses or store-houses. In an hour wereached the ruined town, and at once prepared totake photographs and make plans, as the Sheikh wasvery anxious for us to conclude our observationsbefore any of the Arabs of the place came up. Heseemed on this occasion to be really apprehensive ofmeeting with them, and as soon as we had enteredthe ruins he made a hurried inspection, to assurehimself that no stray Bedawi was lurking therewith mischievous intent. After this he posted Imn-self upon the apse of the church, and kept an anxiouslook-out until the camels came in sight. The men,when they did arrive, camped in a secluded hollow,and would not set up the tent till sunset. Sebaita is situated in the Magrah es Sebaita,which takes its rise in the mountain of that name,and drains mto Wady el Abyadh. The ruins are. ?A ^-••s*J*i >-?,,«*> ,*^T~-
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