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Two hours more brought us to Sebasta, the ancient Samaria, which also lies on a lovely hill, though for beauty of situation it is not to be compared with Nablus. Sebasta is a wretched village. The ruins of the convent built on the place where St. John the Baptist was beheaded were here pointed out to us; but even of the ruins there are few traces left.
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.
In that plain there broke out a great lake at the time of the earthquake, and it came into my mind, that the earth opened her mouth to receive yet more blood of the Saracens. We remained in Sebasta, Siwas, or Sivas, a town of the Lesser Armenia, in the Easter week, and on the succeeding Sunday we came to Caesaria of Capadocia, now called Kaisarea.
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