^8 Of the Paffage of the Ifraelites 



ftronger Materials, are now intirely kid afide. The very 

 little that remains of this ancient Pradlice, at prefent, is to 

 tye feveral of thefe Bulrufhes or Reeds together; and, with 

 thefe Bundles, to raife the Sides of their Jeroms, ( as their 

 coafting Veflels are called,) when either they are over-loaded, 

 or the Waves threaten to break in upon them. 

 The further The fliort, and, it mull be confelTed, imperfedt and con- 

 of'ffis Pave-je6lural Account, that is here given, of this very inftrudive 

 mcaded^^to' Piece of Antiquity, will, I hope, excite fome curious Perfon 

 the curioas. ^^ ^^^^^ ^^j confidcr it with greater Erudition, and more co- 

 pious Annotations. The Subject very well deferves it; as all 

 Egypt, and no fmall Portion of Ethiopia, feem to be here, molt 

 beautifully depifted, in Miniature ; and elegantly contraded 

 into one View. And it will add very much to the Credit and 

 Authority of the Reprefentation here given us, that notwith- 

 Itanding the Artift had fo much Room for indulging his Fancy 

 and Imagination, yet, unlefs it be the onokentatpa, we 

 are entertained with nothing at all that appears to be trifling, 

 extravagant or improbable. Neither will there be much Occa- 

 lion to apologize, even for this Figure : inafmuch as, feveral 

 Centuries, after this Pavement was finiflied, jElian himfelf, 

 that great Searcher into Nature, feems to give Way to the 

 common Fame, and to believe the Exiftence of fuch a Creature. 



CHAP. vm. 



Of the Faffage of the Ifraelites, through the Red Sea; 

 of their Stations, afternjjards^ at Elim, Kadefh and 

 Ezioii-gaber; and of the City and Gu/f of Eloth. 



^^.The^^r^-'TpHE PalTage of the Ifraelites through the Red Sea, which 

 through the j[ I placed (Tr^sti;. p. 346.) at Sedur, (i.e. Shur,) twenty 

 5^^«r and not Miles diftant from Suez, is laid down by the Author ', fo often 



at Ain el 3 J 1 



EinflAoiSih. ^ ^^ ^* probable that the Ifraelites went on the Weft Side of the Red Sea, (which is 

 "reckoned, p. 133. mountainous,) 'till they came to the Afcent over theS. Part oi Mount Attakah 

 in Verb Touerik^i (which is the very Thing that I fuppofe ; Jibbel At-tack^th being my Baalz.ephon,) 

 for fuch a great Number of People to pafs fuch a Road, would take up much Time ; I'o 

 here it is probable the Waters were divided, and that they pafled over to a Point near Ein 

 Moufeh, which makes out a great way into the Sea, within which the Ships now lye at An- 

 chor. And the Tradition in the Country is, that the Ifraelites paflTed over where the Ships 

 Anchor. Vol. I. p.iy(J. C///ffW might be near oppofite to £i« Afoa/^/;, which ?ro/ew^ places 

 20' S. o(Arfinoe, and probably it was between Attack^h and Mount Gewcubee, (the MigdoL 

 of my Account.) Here I imagine that the Children of Ifrael might pafs over the Ked Sea. 

 Id. ibid. p. 138. 



mentioned. 



