Texts of Scripture Illustrated.
Ain el Mishpat, ii. 115 Kidran, or the fountain of tar, i. 96 Maithie, i. 96 Ou-heide, i. 125 Air, the temperature of it in Barbary, i. 245. in Syria, . 127. in Arabia Petræa, ii. 319, &c. Ai-yacoute, the district, i. 120 Akker the river and city, ii. 23 Algebra, the meaning of the word, i. 364. note *. Alleegah, the ruins of, i. 135 Alexandria, the ports, &c. of it, ii. 65
Algiers, whence called, i. 86. the limits and extent of the kingdom, i. 29, &c. domi"nion of the Algerines in the Sahara, i. 33. divided into three provinces, i. 34. description of the city, port, navy, &c. i. 82, 83, &c. the office of the Kady, ib. the government, wherein it consists, i. 446. the Dey, his power, character, and election, ib. frequently cut off, i. 447. the forces of this kingdom, i. 448. the method of keeping the Arabs in subjection, i. 449. how their army is recruited, i. 451. their officers, i. 452. the revenue, i. 453. the pay of the army, ib. its courts of judi
cature, i. 454. of the prin- cipal ministers who sit in the gate, ib. punishments, i. 456. Turks not punished publicly, i. 457. its alliances with Christian princes, i. 459. how their several interests are maintained, i. 461 Alhennah, i. 214, &c. ii. 353 Alhennah, or Cypress tree, i.
Al ka-hol, i. 412 Al-messer, vid. Kairo. Almæna, now Telemeen, i. 236 Almond, when ripe, i. 263 Ammer, Gætulian Arabs, or Kabyles, i. 69,---99. 119 Ammodytes, i. 330 Amnis Trajanus the khalis that runs through Kairo, ii. 69.
Ampsaga, fl. what it denotes, i. 105. now Wed el Kibeer, i. 31. 105. 130 Anathoth, ii. 35 Angad, the desert of, i. 43 Αοιδοι, i. 367
Animals; the sacred animals
of Egypt, ii. 167, &c.--- others received also into their sacred writings, ib. parts also of animals, ii. 172. different animals combined together, ii. 175. animals in Scripture hard to be speci- fied, ii. 275,--294 Anounah, the ruins of, i. 135 Antaradus, or Tortosa, ii. 17 Antilope, or Gazell, i. 312. ii.
Anubis, or grey-hound, ii. 301 Aphrodisium, or Bona, i. 108.
or Faradeese, i. 182. 208 Απογεφυρώσαι explained, ii. 83 Apfar, or El-Callah, i. 71
Apollinis Promont. i. 152.156 Aqua Tacapitanæ, now El- Hammah, i. 239 Aquæ Calidæ, i. 174 Aqua Calida Colonia, i. 79 Aquilaria, or Lowhareah, i. 175 Aquis Regiis, i. 219 Aqua Tibilitanæ of Gætulia,
Arabia Petræa, few animals there, ii. 338, &c. Arabs, of the Tell, i. 117. ad- minister justice among them- selves, i. 444. the power of presiding does not always de- scend from father to son, i. 445. in what manner they sleep, i. 399. they go bare- headed, i. 407. wear drawers, i. 411. their method of eat- ing, i. 417. how they spend their time, i. 419. are good riders, i. 422. drink wine, though prohibited by their religion, i. 421. where they rob most, Pref. wild Arabs, no peculiar clan, ib. Arabs, vid. Bedoweens, their
manners and customs, i. 426. their method of saluting one another, ib. hospitable to strangers, yet false and treacherous, i. 429. always in war with one another, ib. the western Moors trade ho- nourably with those they ne ver see, i. 430. Arabs given to superstitions and sorceries, i. 436, &c. form of their government, i. 444. Arabian cavalry, not able to withstand the Turkish infantry, i. 450. their courts of judicature, and punishments, i. 454 Aradus, or Arpad, now Rou wadde, ii. 18
Aram, or Syria, ii. 23 Aibaal and Tessailah, the As- tacilis, i. 70
Arca, or Arka, the seat of the Arkites, ii. 24 Architecture, to what degree arrived in Barbary, i. 371 Arhew, the river, i. 71 Armua, or Seibouse, i. 110 Arts and sciences little encou- raged in Barbary, i. 353 Arzew, the ancient Arsenaria, i. 52
Ash oune-mon-kar, i. 101 Assanus fl. now Isser, i. 45 Astrixis, or Mount Atlas, i. 36 Asper, the value of it, i. 414 453 Asa, afternoon prayers, i. 420 Aslem-mah, what, i. 427 Aspis, i. 329
Assurus, or Assuras, i. 217 Asphaltus lake, ii. 158 Atlas, the mountains of, i. 35.
Atad, where, ii. 88. note *. Attackah, Mount, ii. 95 Aurasians, their complexions,
BAAL-TZEPHON, the meaning of the word, ii. 96. where situated, ib. ii. 99 Bab el Wed, i. 84 Babylon, now Kairo, ii. 69. 297. or Latopolis, ii. 90. 297. see Kairo. scarce any rain falls there, i. 249 Babylonians, their castle, ii. 70 Back-houses, the coenacula, i. 386
Bagrada, i. 158
Bagreah, a sort of pancake, i.
Bahyre Pharaoune, i. 237 Baideah, what, ii. 95
Balaneah, or Baneas, ruins, ii.
Baniuri, i. 83 Banteuse, i. 140
Barbar, r. the same with the Zaine, i. 25
Barbary, the provinces of it,
Barbary, state of learning there, i. 353. of physic, i. 357 Barbata, river, i. 45 Barca, etymology of it, ii. 322.
Bareekah, the plains and river of, i. 122 Barinshell, i. 63
Barley ripe in the Holy Land about May, ii. 137. in E- gypt the beginning of April,
11. 264 Barometer, how affected in
Barbary, i. 247. not affect- ed with earthquakes, i. 277 Bars of rivers, what, ii. 245 Bashee, Bullock-Bashee, Oda-
Bashee, Yiah-Bashee, i. 452 Bastion, i. 110
Bastinado, how inflicted, i. 456 Bazar, or coffee-houses, i. 421 Bazilbab, i. 193
Beast of the reeds, ii. 300 Bedoweens, their manner of life, Pref. i. 379,416. wear now no drawers, as the other Arabs do, i. 411 Beeban, or gates, i. 115 Bect-el-shaar, houses of hair, i. 397
Beds of the Moors, i. 378 Beetle, of what a symbol, ii.
Beeves made use of in Numi- dia, as beasts of burden, i. 133
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