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This series contains the manuscript originally entitled "Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Countries in the South," as well as appendices of English-Arabic lists and language exercises, travel itineraries, a guide to Arabic pronunciation and supplementary materials relating to travel. Included are all bound sections of Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Countries in the South; most of the text is in English, while annotations, notes, and the Arabic index and related notebooks include text in English, German, Hebrew, and Arabic. Pagination is contiguous with sections titled by place-name or subject. Folder titles delineate sections and breaks, which correspond to the following themes: Section I – Introduction. Greece and Egypt, pp.1-78 Section II – Cairo to Suez, pp.79-123 Section III – Suez to Mount Sinai pp.124-271 Section IV – Mount Sinai to 'Akabah pp.279-320 Section V – 'Akabah to Jerusalem, pp.321-406 Section VI – Jerusalem – Incidents and first impressions, pp.407-460 Section VII.I – Jerusalem topography and antiquities, pp.461-550 VII.II – Tower of Hippicus [sic] and other towers, pp.551-649 Section VIII – Jerusalem – History, statistics, etc., pp.650-764 Section IX – Excursion from Jerusalem to Bethel, etc., pp.765-820 Section X.I – Excursion to 'Ain Jidy, the Dead Sea, Jordan, etc., pp.821-924 X.II – [Untitled], pp.925-1021 Section XI – From Jerusalem to Gaza and Hebron, pp.1022-1190 Section XII.I – From Hebron to Wady Mûsa and back, pp.1191-1329 XII.II – [Untitled], pp.1330-1396 Section XIII – From Hebron to Ramleh and Jerusalem, pp.1397-1470 Section XIV – From Jerusalem to Nazareth and Mount Tabor, pp.1471-1650 Section XV – From Mount Tabor by the Lake of Tiberias to Safed, pp.1651-1790 Section XVI – From Safed by Tyre and Sidon to Beirut, pp.1791-1884 Section XVII – Religious Sects in Syria and Palestine, pp.1885-1904