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pliment to the victories which their hero Alexander won in 
‘those parts of the world. 
*¢ From this it has been erroneously imagined that the moun- 
tains of Taurus and Caucasus form a junction towards the south- 
west of the Caspian Sea, and continue on to India; and hence 
some have said that the ark rested on ‘Taurus, and others have 
told us that it rested on Caucasus: but Caucasus commences on 
the north-eastern part of the Euxine, and proceeds in a rather 
south-eastern course, to the west shore of the Caspian, near to 
the mouth of the river Kir, where it ceases: and the heights of 
Taurus rise in the west of Asia Minor, aud afterwards strike into 
two branches; one of which terminates at the river Euphrates, 
and the other, running north-east, ceases at the eastern side of 
the Euxine—therefore, if the declaration of Moses is to he veri- 
fied, these mountains of Taurus and Caucasus have nothing to 
do with Noah and the ark; and what we find to haye been 
falsely called Caucasus, we must, according to the information 
of Procopius, consider to be Paropamisus. 
*¢ Tt has been alleged by Buno, that these mountains of Persia 
are so high that the sun shines upon the tops of them during a 
third part of the night. 
“Tt is remarked by the Holstein ambassadors, who visited 
Persia about two centuries ago under Brugman, that Curtius is 
not altogether wrong in saying that these mountains extend all 
through Asia; ‘because the heights of Ararat and Taurus so 
nearly join them,’ say these ambassadors, ‘ that they appear to 
be one concatenation of mountains.” 
** Wilson’s Asiatic Researches record some traditions of the 
Indians respecting the antediluvian ages; the flood; and the 
preservation of the remnant of mankind. He says, * there is a 
mountain in the province of Candahar, that is called Aryavart, 
or Aryawart ; on which, the tradition of that country says, the 
ark lodged.’ 
“This is a part of the ancient Aria or Ariana, (a very ex~ 
tensive country in the east of Persia, in the earlier ages:) and 
hereabouts we find several dialects remaining, of the Targum 
translations of Ararat, before mentioned, attached to different 
parts of the country; as Candau, Candu, Gaur, Goura, Gor, 
Gorgian, &c, Here also, besides Aria, Ariana, and Aryavart, 
are Herat, or Harat, Arsarath, Yerac, Herac,&c. And we may 
further remark, that in the Persian and Indian vocabulary the 
termination at is very frequent ; as Amadabat, Surat, Guzerat, 
Gehan-abat, Estarabat, &c. 
*€ In so obscure a matter we must lay hold of every little light; 
but, were there not evidences stronger than these, our attempt 
would be to no purpose. When a stream becomes so clogged 
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