William Francis Lynch

Name: Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea — 15
Author: William Francis Lynch

Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

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“Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea — 15”, published in 1849, is a work by William Francis Lynch. It explores elements such as cliff, Arabs and precipice.

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ At nine o’clock, when the heat of the sun began to be oppressive, they reached a low cave in the southern face of the mountain, over Wady Seyal, — a deep ravine, which separates the cliff from the main ridge on the north. Here they dismounted, as it was impossible to proceed farther on horseback. Hence, sometimes upon their hands and knees, they clambered up the steep and rugged cliff, its perpendicular side pierced with apertures, like the Rock of Gibraltar. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ They were inclined to believe, that the path by which they ascended is the one which Josephus calls the “serpent, as resembling that animal in its narrowness and perpetual windings; for it is broken off at the prominent precipices of the rock, and returns frequently into itself, and, lengthening again by little and little, hath much to do to proceed forward, and he that would walk along it, must first go on one leg and then on the other; there is also nothing but destruction, in case your feet slip, for on each side there is a vastly deep chasm and precipice.” ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ These Arabs always express great horror at anything like wanton cruelty towards animals. And yet ’Akil looked upon the woman whose husband he had slain, without the drooping of an eyelid, or the visible relaxation of a muscle. It is for philosophers to account for this trait of humanity towards animals, in a race proverbially reckless of the lives of their fellow-creatures. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ We had often noticed the humanity of this people towards the brute creation. In a moment of excitement, Sherîf wounded a stork, but seemed sincerely sorry for it afterwards. The Arab who brought the wild boar pigs to sell, cut their throats rather than turn them adrift, when they would have perished for want of food, which they were too young to procure. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ Continuing their explorations towards the southern and eastern edge of the cliff, they followed a perilous track along the face of the rock, which could not have been less than 1000 feet in perpendicular height above the chasm, and came upon an extensive shelf or platform encumbered with masses of rubbish and masonry, evidently the ruins of the wall which edged the cliff above. Scrambling over the heaps, they reached an excavation which the Arab guide called a cistern, which is probably correct, for in descending they saw narrow troughs or aqueducts, the inner half scooped in the rock. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ At the entrance of the excavation they saw the carcase of an animal recently killed. It resembled the rabbit, and was called by the Arabs “webr” or webeh, the coney of scripture. To the left of the entrance, and within the cell, was a small flight of steps terminating in a platform. Like the walls, the steps were coated with cement. Above this was an aperture not accessible by the steps. By notching the wall, they contrived to reach it. It was the entrance of a low cave, roughly hewn in the rock, with a window looking out upon the steep face of Wady Senin. ”

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William Francis Lynch, Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea… (1849)

“ Everything favours the supposition that the guilty cities stood on the southern plain, between Usdum and the mountains of Moab. The northern part must have been always water, or the plain have sunk at the time of the catastrophe. ”

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