Gihon, Siloé : the valleys of Gihon and Siloam to thc

south-cast of the city.

4. Josaphat : the valley of Jchoshaphat on the east of the city.

so callcd because of its mention by the prophet Joël as the valley of ' Jehovah's judgment," where Jehovah would judge ail the heathen enemies of Israël.

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74. 6. des Olives, to the east of the city ; a lidge about one mile

in length, running, in gênerai direction, north and south, overtopping the highest part of the city by rather more than ICO feet.

,, lo. se disait l'interprète, ' whose interpréter he prétends to be. ' ,, i8. misères du siège d'Antiociie : cf. pp. 49, 50.

75. 5. atteindre à, ' to reach ' ; atteindre quelque chose differs frora

atteindre à quelque chose inasmuch as atteindre à suggests that there are difficulties to overcome ; e. g. atteindre à la perfection, whilst atteindre quelque chose can be used in either case, whether there are difficulties in the way or not ; e.g. —

cet enfatit brise tout ce qu'il atteint.

nous atteindrons le village avant la nuit.

il a atteint l'âge de quatre-vingts ans.

,, 8. les Égyptiens : in 1098 the city of Jérusalem had been wrested from the sons of Ortok (émir under Malek-Schah) by Afdal, vizier of the Caliph of Egypt, and for a year had been governed by his émir, Iftikar-Edaulé.

,, 9. prodige, 'prodig}',' 'something extraordinary. ' Notice its synonyms — -

miracle (pronounce a long, w-^w), which dénotes a super-

natural occuiTence, ' a miracle.' merveille, which refers to an event that arouses wonder, something incomparable.