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Immediately after leaving the town, a remarkably fine view opens before us over the great elevated plain Esdralon, to the magnificent range of mountains enclosing this immense plateau. In the far distance they shewed us Mount Carmel, and, somewhat nearer, Mount Tabor. Here, too, the mountains are mostly barren, without, however, being entirely composed of naked masses of rock.
Mount Tabor, standing entirely alone and richly clothed with vegetation, has a very fine appearance. For nearly two hours we rode across the plain of Esdralon, and had thus ample leisure to meditate upon the great events that have occurred here. It is difficult to imagine a grander battlefield, and we can readily believe that in such a plain whole nations may have struggled for victory.
We pitched our camp for the night beside a little cistern, near the wretched village of Lagun; and thus slept, for the third night consecutively, on the hard earth. June 14th. To-day we rode for an hour across the plain of Esdralon, and once more suffered dreadfully from the stings of the minute gnats which had annoyed us so much on our journey from Joppa to Ramla.
Ride through the wilderness to the Dead Sea The Dead Sea The river Jordan Horde of Bedouins Arab horses The Sultan's well Bivouac in the open air Return to Jerusalem Bethany Departure from Jerusalem Jacob's grave Nablus or Sichem Sebasta Costume of Samaritan women Plain of Esdralon Sagun. June 8th. At five o'clock in the morning we departed, and bent our course towards the Dead Sea.
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