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full of wild animals. Antelopes are very nu- chap. 
merous: we had the pleasure to see these v* 
beautiful quadrupeds in their natural state, ^"''^'"^'"" 
feeding among the thistles and tall herbage of 
these plains, and bounding before us occasio- 
nally, when we disturbed them. The Arabs 
frequently take them, in the chase. The lake 
now continued in view upon our left. The 
wind rendered its surface rough, and called to 
mind the situation of our Saviour's Disciples, 
when, in one of the small vessels which traverse 
these waters, they were tossed in a storm, and 
saw Jesus, in the fourth watch of the night, 
walking to them upon the waves \ Often as 
this subject has been painted, which combines 
a number of circumstances favourable to a 
sublime representation, no artist has been 
aware of the uncommon grandeur of the scenery, 
memorable for the transaction. The Lake of ^^\^J 
(rcildee, or 
Gennesareth is surrounded by objects well cal- Lake Gew 
nesareifi. 
culated to heighten the solemn impression made 
by such a picture ; and, independently of the 
local feelings likely to be excited in its con- 
templation, it affords one of the most striking 
prospects in the ii/o/?/ Land. It is by comparison 
(3) Matthew xiv. 24, 25, 26. 
