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The sarcophagus of an ancient civilization; Petra, Edom and the Edomites
- Title
- The sarcophagus of an ancient civilization; Petra, Edom and the Edomites, by George Livingston Robinson, with an introduction by Dr. W.F. Albright ...
- Author
- Robinson, George L. (George Livingston), 1864-1958
- Publication
- New York, Macmillan Co., 1930.
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Details
- Description
- xxiii, 495 pages color frontispiece, illustrations (including plans) color plates, maps; 24 cm
- Subject
- Bible
- Altertum (Epoche)
- Geschichte
- Edomites
- Biblische Archäologie
- Edomites > Antiquities
- Archéologie
- Edomite (peuple)
- Petra (Extinct city)
- Edom (Kingdom)
- Middle East > Edom (Kingdom)
- Jordan > Petra (Extinct city)
- Edom
- Jordanien
- Petra
- Petra (Extinct city) > Antiquities
- Edom (Kingdom) > Antiquities
- Petra
- Idumaea
- Pétra (Jordanie)
- Bibliography (note)
- "The literature of pioneer explorers": p. 445-454.
- Contents
- Introduction / by Dr. W.F. Albright -- I. Petra. The discovery of Petra -- The approach to Petra / by Howard S Bliss -- The Petra District -- The suburbs of Petra -- The Sîk -- Petra, a city of altars and sacrifice / by George E. Post -- The Khazneh mausoleum -- The lure of the long ago / by Anna Jessup -- The monuments of Petra -- The great high place -- Other sanctuaries of Petra -- The vaulted chambers of Petra's high places -- Ancient high places in the Old Testament -- II. Edom. The land of Edom -- The geology of Edom / by Alfred E. Day -- The botany Edom and Moab / by George E. Post -- Bozrah -- Kadesh-Barnea -- Jabal Nari Harûn -- Mt. Hor(?) -- The true Mt. Hor -- Jabal Maderah -- The attitude of the present day Arab to the shrine of "Mt. Hor" / Stewart Crawford -- III. Edomites. Esau, the father of Edom -- The Horite aborigines of Edom -- The generation of Esau -- Edom's loss of independence -- Edom's struggle to regain nationality -- The history of the Idumæans -- The history of the Nabateans -- The background of the Book of Job -- Edom in prophecy -- Appendices. The literature of pioneer explorers -- The author's repeated visits to Petra -- Esau's wives -- The country of the Nabateans, according to Diodorus Siculus -- The Nabateans, according to Diodorus Siculus -- Strabo's description of the Nabateans -- The Nabateans of Aramæan origin, according to De Quatremère -- Petra and Palmyra -- Indexes. Index of subject matter -- Index of scripture passages.
- LCCN
- 30024453
- OCLC
- ocm01078878
- 1078878
- SCSB-258148
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library