Siria e Terra Santa : il loro scenario e il loro popolo : incidenti di viaggio, &da le autorità migliori e più recenti . e tenuto in grande riverenza da musulmani e cristiani, come la fama tomba del patriarca Noè. La struttura è testimonianza dei resti di un antico acquedotto, ma la credulità popolare ha investito con un carattere di eminente santità; sono state costruite delle mura intorno ad esso, e in una certa stagione dell'anno i Maroniti, in particolare, performavano pellegrinaggi per visitarlo. Nella sua vecchiaia, essi si riferiscono, Noè ha supplicato di Dio, come un favore peculiare, che egli potrebbe essere permesso di finire hi

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Syria and the Holy Land : their scenery and their people : incidents of travel, &cfrom the best and most recent authorities . e held in great reverence by Muslims and Christians, as being the reputed tomb of the patriarch Noah. The structure is evidentlythe remains of an ancient aqueduct, but popular credulity has invested itwith a character of eminent sanctity; walls have been built round it, andat a certain season of the year the Maronites, in particular, performpilgrimages to visit it. In his old age, they relate, Noah entreated of God, as a peculiar favour, that he might be allowed to end his days on MountLebanon, and there to prepare his place of sepulture. The patriarchsprayer was granted; but shortly before his death he committed some trans-gression, and God cut off a part of his tomb, by severing a huge mass fromthe mountain Noah had chosen. He could not be buried at full length, andit was necessary to double his legs under his thighs, to fit his remains totheir diminished bed. Now, this so-called tomb is at least sixty feet long. Among the gorges of the little barren mountain of Abarou, a days journey. Supposed Tomb of Noah. 96 SYRIA AND THE HOLY LAND. from Deir el Kammar, there is a spot whither the Maronites repair in nume-rous small parties with extreme secrecy, to venerate the tomb of Moses, thelaw-giver of the Jews, The discovery of this sacred tomb is thus recounted :In the year 1655, some Maronite herdsmen, who were keeping their flockson the mountain, frequently found the tale of their goats defective. Themissing animals would return after one or two days absence, but, to the greatsurprise of their keepers, they always brought back with them a deliciousperfume, which they retained for a long while. Curious to ascertain thecause of such a prodigy, the men one day followed the goats that were in thehabit of straying from the flock; and, after many devious wanderingsthrough broken glens and over precipices, they lost sight of the goats neara cavern, the

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