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Dog River, Beyrout--Near the rock tablets containing the cartouches of Rameses II. of Egypt, placed here in the fourteenth
century before Christ
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Dog River, Beyrout--Near the rock tablets containing the cartouches of Rameses II. of Egypt, placed here in the fourteenth
century before Christ [Graphic]
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Year: |
St. Louis, 1894.
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Creator: |
Bain, Robert E. M
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Category: |
Bridges
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Object Details: |
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 17.7 cm ( 9.875 x 7 in).
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Notes: |
Photograph is in a book with a description beneath ; printed description: "(Zechariah, i:15.)--'And I am very sore displeased
with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.' At the time
Zechariah wrote his prophecy Beyrout was in the bounds of a heathen country. It is a very old place, and is spoken of in history
before the time of Alexander the Great. This place was entirely destroyed in the second cenntury before Christ in consequence
of a rebellion against Antiochus VII. After the destruction of Jerusalem, Titus is said to have caused numerous Jews to enter
the lists against each other at Beyrout. The picture above of the bridge over the Dog river is about six miles north of the
city in sight of the Bay of St. George. The Dog river has its source in Mount Jebel Sunnin[.]" "Vol. 2" and "I" are printed
beneath the text
A stone bridge with four arches crosses the Dog River; several buildings, including some squarish ones with arched openings,
are near or on the banks
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Collection: |
CAJS Image Collection LVii BAI 3579 LVii305CAJS
The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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