A Ride through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec, and ascent of Mount Hermon
A Ride through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec, and ascent of Mount Hermon

Author: Edward Abram

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 66

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Having on the former occasion travelled by the beaten track, via Jerusalem, we this time try a new and unfrequented route. Our objective points are the plains of Sharon and 4Esdraelon, sighting that mighty headland, "the excellency of Carmel," with its numerous reminiscences of Elijah, and Baal, that "glory of Lebanon," Hermon with its traditional snow-clad summit and verdure-vested slopes—the sacred sources of the Jordan, and of Pharpar and Abana, which one thought "better than all the rivers of Israel"—onward then to Damascus with its "straight street" and memories of Abram, Saul of Tarsus, Ananias, and Naaman—then onward again to the reputed tombs of the early patriarchs, and lastly—Baalbec with its massive Hivite and beautiful Roman remains. This is a short sketch of the tour we purpose describing in the following pages. (source: text)

A Ride Through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec,
A Ride Through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec,

Author: Edward Abram

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Published: 2017-07-13

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9783337244545

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A Ride Through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec, - and Ascent of Mount Hermon is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.