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Josrreus in the 5th Chapter of. fis, ‘7th Book on the 1 Rare 
Was, gives the following description of this remarkable river. 
ow ‘Titus Cisar, tarried some time at Berytus, as we told 
oe you before. He then removed and exhibited magnificent shews 
jo in all the: cities of Syria through which he went, and made use 
oS ® captive Jews as public instances of the destruction of that 
} nation. He then saw a river, as he went along, of such a nature 
as deserves to be recorded. in history. It runs in the middle, be- 
tween Arca belonging to Agrippa’s kingdom, and Raphanea. It 
lath somewhat ¥. very peculiar in it; for when it runs its current 
is ‘Strong, and has plenty of water, after which its springs fail for 
six ao fogether, and leave its channel ay as cad DDR TORY, BOE 5: 
‘a a Anr, XXVIII —On the Sabbatic River ; by W. M. ‘Taomson. 
‘4 eta day of the Jews.” DOES i th exit of pee 
_ *iiny* mentions this river, as is generally supposed ; but 
s to unply that it ran six days and rested on the seventh. 
dea Tivus sabbatis. omnibus siecatur.” . Pliny thus makes 
a more sidan Jew than does in 
ee * Nat. Hist. 31, 2. 
6.—N. 1846. 
