{17} Tristram has since expressed (p. 535) a doubt of the verity of this name of a site, but I had it given to me both at Heshbon and Jerash, and De Saulcy has since been there. {19} How often have I regretted since that we did not know of the existence of 'Arak el Ameer, which has of late commanded so much interest. We might have so easily turned aside for that short distance. {20} This word signifies "a desert." It is often found in the Arabic Bible, especially in the prophetic books. {33} See Appendix A. {39} The largest sort grown there. {58} The officer deputed from the Porte lives in a pretty village called Cuf'r Yuba, and is said to have become enormously rich upon the levies which he does not transmit to Constantinople. {61} Travellers of late report that enormous sums are exacted by the 'Adwan for their escort upon this same journey as ours. It may, therefore, be acceptable to learn what was our contract, and that it was honourably acted upon--namely, three of the party to pay 1000 piastres each, and 200 each for all the rest. As there were twelve in the party, the amount was 1000 x 3 = 3000 200 x 9 = 1800 ---- 4800 This total we among ourselves divided equally, equal to 400 each. We also agreed to make a present from each when in the territory, besides giving a feast at 'Amman, and another at Jerash--the feasts were a mere trifle. A hundred piastres came to rather less than a pound sterling. I am glad to confirm the recent testimonies of Tristram and De Saulcy as to the honourable and noble deportment of Gublan and the other leaders of the 'Adwan people. {65} Were not these the altars or other objects employed in idolatrous worship by the Geshurites and Maachathites who remained among the Israelites of Gad and Reuben?--(See Josh. xiii. 13.) {67} I mean Jebel esh Shaikh of the Anti-Lebanon, as I do not believe in the existence of any _little Hermon_ in the Bible. {94} He afterwards died of fever in my service, caught by rapid travelling in the heat of July 1860, during the Lebanon insurrection, whither he accompanied my Cancelliere to rescue some of the unfortunate Christians in my district.