Two journeys to Jerusalem : Containing first, a strange and true account of the travels of two English pilgrims some years since, and what admirable accidents befel them in their journey to Jerusalem, Gr. Cairo, Alexandria, &c. Secondly, the travels of 14 Englishmen in 1669. to Jerusalem, Bethlem, Jericho, the river Jordan, the lake of Sodom and Gomorrah, &c. with the antiquities, monuments, and memorable places mentioned in scripture. By T.B. To which are prefixed memorable remarks upon the antient and modern state of the Jewish nation. as 1. A description of the holy-land, its situation, fertility,&c. 2. The several captivities of the Jews, after they were posses'd thereof. 3. Probable conjectures of what is become of the ten tribes who were carried captives by the Assyrians, with divers pertinent relations pursuant thereto. 4. The state of the Jews since their extermination, with the present condition of Palestine. Together with a relation of the great council of the Jews in the plains of Hungaria in 1650. To examine the scriptures concerning Christ. By S.B. an Englishman there present. With an account of the wonderful delusion of the Jews, by a false Christ at Smyrna, in 1666. Lastly, the final extirpation and destruction of the Jews in Persea in 1666. And the occasion thereof. Collected by R.B. and beautified with pictures.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History.

Jews.

History.

Physical Description:

180 pages, 12 unnumbered pages,plate ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey, near Cheapside, 1704.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

An augmented version of 'A journey to Jerusalem' attributed in the Dictionary of national biography to Nathaniel Crouch, who used the pseudonyms Robert Burton, Richard Burton, and, most commonly, R.B.

Includes works by Henry Timberlake, Samuel Brett, John Evelyn and Nath. Holmes.

With an additional titlepage, engraved.

With six final advertisement leaves.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Wales.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N21539.

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Restricted for use by site license.