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481. Geology of the Surrounding Country, 482. State of Agriculture, 



482. Scriptural Associations, 482, 483. Tiberias, 483. Condition of the 

 Jews, 483, 484. Sanhedrim, 484. Contrast between the Male and 

 Female Jews in Personal Appearance, 484. Beauty of the Women, 

 184, 4S5. Practice of Carrying Water on their Heads, 485. Dress 

 and Ornaments, 486. Source of the Jordan, 486. Course of the River, 

 486, 487. Scenery along its Banks, 487. Valley of El-Ghor, 487. Sin- 

 uosity of the Jordan, 487. Rapids and Cascades, 488. Tributaries, 488. 

 Analysis of the Water, 488. Sacred Character of the River, 488, 489. 

 Movements of the American Party, 489. Descent of the Stream, 489, 

 490. Passing the Rapids, 490,491. Character of the Adjacent Coun- 

 try, 491. Vegetation of the River Valley, 491, 492. Animals, 492. 

 Bulbul, 492. Inhabitants living upon the Borders of the River and the 

 Dead Sea, 492, 493. The Fellahin, 493. Pilgrim's Ford (El-Meshra'a), 



493. Anniversary of the Saviour's Baptism, 493, 494. The Bathers, 



494, 495. Arrival at the Mouth of the River, 495. Encampment on 

 the Shore of the Dead Sea 495. 



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Various Names given to the Dead Sea, 496. Depot of the American 

 Party, 497. Taking the Soundings, 497. Existence of a Ford dis- 

 proved, 497. Surveys and Explorations, 497, 498. Pillar of Salt, 498. 

 Difficulty in making the Surveys, 499. Return to Ain Turabeh, 499. 

 Dimensions of the Lake, 499, 500. Depth of the Water, 500. Sup- 

 posed Subterranean Communication not possible, 500. Chemical An- 

 alysis, 500, 501. Density and Buoyancy of the Water, 501. Other Prop- 

 erties, 501, 502. Evaporation, 502, 503. Its Rapidity and Cause, 503. 

 Impregnated State of the Atmosphere, 503, 504. Overhanging Clouds 

 of Vapor, 504. Popular Superstition, 504. Physical Geography, 505. 

 Shape of the Sea, 505. The Peninsula, 505. The Mountains, 505, 

 506. Geology, 506. Shore Outline, 506. Character of the Bottom, 

 506, 507. Mineral Substances found, 507. . Tributaries, 507. Remarks 

 of Chateaubriand, 508. Fish, 508. Animals, 508. Birds, 508. Veg- 

 etable Kingdom, 508, 509. The Apple of Sodom, 508. The Plains 

 and Deltas, 509. Supposed Position of the Five Cities, 509. Different 

 Opinions, 509, 510. Ruins alleged to have been seen, 510. Concur- 

 rence of History and Tradition in regard to the Main Fact, 510. Mod- 

 ern Theory, 510. Examinations of Robinson and De Bertou, 510. 

 Opinions of Rev. Mr r Wylie, 511-513. An Error Corrected, 513, 514. 



