THE CONE-DWELLERS OF ASIA MINOR 



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THIS PHOTOGRAPH RECALLS VERY FORCIBLY THE WORDS OP THE PROPHET OBADIAH. 

 WHO, IN SPEAKING OE THE EDOMITES OE THE REGION OE PETRA, SAYS I 



"The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the 

 rock, whose habitation is high ; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the 

 ground? Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the 

 stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah." But the inhabitants of "the 

 Mount of Esau" were of a much later date and much more refined Troglodytes than those 

 with whom we are dealing now. The summit of this pillar of the sky (near Urgiib) repre- 

 sents approximately, but only approximately, the original level of the whole surrounding 

 country. And if that be so, then an amazing amount of erosion and disintegration has taken 

 place. A modern village cemetery is in the foreground. Note the human figures. 



were builded by man, and the stories he 

 told about the wonders he saw were not 

 believed by any one. 



For instance, the German poet Wie- 

 land gives utterance to the following re- 



flections in regard to Lukas and this cone- 

 country : 



"Traveled persons are inclined to tell 

 extravagant stories, and to exaggerate 

 what they have seen, and I cannot affirm 



