1843.] ARRIVAL AT TIBERIAS. 479 



Shortly after commencing the descent, and after threading 

 with great difficulty a number of precipitous valleys, the 

 vanguard of the party emerged upon the high road leading 

 from Jerusalem to Damascus, near the ancient town of 

 Magdalen. The silvery surface of the lake was now dis- 

 tinctly visible, and a few hours' ride brought them to the 

 ancient city of Tiberias — the Tibaria of the Jew, and the 

 Tubarlyeh of his Moslem oppressor and taskmaster.* 



* Tiberias was originally built by Herod, and named in honor of Tiberiu? 

 Caesar 



