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Updated: June 13, 2025
The odor of scorching flesh mixed with the odor of cedar-wood aflame and smoking loaded the air; and as this was the occasion when every son of Israel was full brother to every other son of Israel, and hospitality was without bounds, Ben-Hur was saluted at every step, while the groups by the fires insisted, "Stay and partake with us. We are brethren in the love of the Lord."
I threw the reptile down with a scream, for it was turning its head as though to strike me, and there in the dust it twisted and writhed away from me and towards Ki. Yet an instant later it was only a stick of yellow cedar-wood, though between me and Ki there was a snake's track in the sand.
Two rows of high handsome pillars, forty-eight in number, intersect the interior; and the beam-work, said to be of cedar-wood from Lebanon, looks almost new. Beneath the high altar of this great church is the grotto in which Christ was born. Two staircases lead downwards to it. One of the staircases belongs to the Armenians, the other to the Greeks; the Catholics have none at all.
The palace of Persepolis, the temple of Jerusalem and Solomon's palace were all in this way built with cedar, and the house of the forest of Lebanon was perhaps so called from the quantity of this wood used in its construction. We are told in First Kings that Solomon 'built also the house of the forest of Lebanon , and that 'he made three hundred shields of beaten gold' and 'put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon . All the drinking-vessels, too, of this wonderful palace, which is always spoken of as 'the house of the forest of Lebanon, were of pure gold, and its magnificence shows how highly the beautiful cedar-wood was valued."
"I want some cedar-wood," replied the other. "Ah! that's for the timbers," said François; "I am sure of it. The cedar-wood is lighter than any other, and, I dare say, would answer admirably for ribs and other timbers." "You are right this time, Frank it is considered the best for that purpose."
Beyond the mosque, and opening into it by many wide doors of beaten bronze or carved cedar-wood, lies the Court of the Ablutions. The openings in the façade were multiplied in order that, on great days, the faithful who were not able to enter the mosque might hear the prayers and catch a glimpse of the mihrab. In a corner of the courts stands the minaret.
We keep always a shawl worth five or six hundred francs in a cedar-wood box, perfectly plain outside, but lined with satin. It is one of the shawls that Selim sent to the Emperor Napoleon. It is our Imperial Guard; it is brought to the front whenever the day is almost lost; il se vend et ne meurt pas it sells its life dearly time after time."
With much care he carried the burner to us, and put it inside our coats, thoroughly impregnating every thickness with warmth and odours of cedar-wood. It was taken last of all to Mr. Bewicke's soldier, who manipulated it correctly as a Moor, putting it inside his flowing apparel, and sitting down with every fold closed in round him like a miniature tent, the burner smoking away inside.
"How can a gentleman sleep for your thrice-accursed hammering?" was my answer to Felipe Fill-the-Bag. "The city is very still this morning," he observed, sniffing the air, which was laden still with the scent of burnt cedar-wood. "The English dogs will have turned their backs on us for good. I heard their bugles at daybreak; since then, nothing." "These are fair quarters, for a change."
The cedar-wood is lighter than any other, and, I dare say, would answer admirably for ribs and other timbers." "You are right this time, Frank it is considered the best for that purpose." "You think there are cedar-trees on the hills we saw this morning?" said Francois, addressing his Canadian cousin. "I think so. I noticed something like them."
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