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the side where I was. Here, I believe, the famous bat- 
tle of Mount Thabor was fought. After quitting the 
plain, we ascended several hills, and leaving the village 
Loubi upon the right, soon discovered the northern 
extremity of the Bahar Tabarie, or the Sea of Galilee. 
Having descended these heights towards the east, we 
passed near a fine stream, and after having traversed 
Hhettinn, a small village situated upon the slope of a 
mountain, I ordered the tents to be pitched among 
some threshing-floors. It is reckoned four hours jour- 
ney from Nazareth to this spot. I found a superb scor- 
pion in my tent. 
Thursday 20th August. 
We continued our journey at a quarter past five in 
the morning, in an eastern direction. Being arrived at 
the bottom of a very steep hill, we had to pass through 
a very narrow woody defile, in which was a stream, 
that we were obliged to cross ten or twelve times. 
Upon the right, at the summit of the mountain, which 
is hewn similar to that of Gibraltar, there formerly stood 
a very strong castle advantageously situated; it no lon- 
ger exists. 
On quitting this defile we found ourselves nearly 
upon the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which is about 
seven leagues long, from north to south, and two leagues 
broad. This fine sheet of water, surrounded by high 
mountains; the atmosphere loaded with large heavy 
clouds, which hardly allowed the sun's rays to pene- 
trate; the celebrated town of Tiberias (in Arabic Taba- 
rie) upon the western border of the sea, renowned for 
its hot and sulphureous waters; with Mount Thabor 
towering above the surrounding mountains, presented 
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