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DAMASCUS.
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In the city itself, the house of Ananias and the house of Judas are still shown.
" The street which is called Straight," where Ananias was to inquire after Saul of Tarsus,
still bears that name (see page 413). The window in the wall is also pointed out through
which Paul was let down in a basket (2 Cor. xi. 33). Considering the many changes which
A STREET BARBER'S STALL.
With a ragged canopy ready for use as a protection from sun or rain, The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the
commodious barbers' shops.
Damascus has undergone, it is, of course, impossible to rely on these traditions ; but there
can be no doubt about the general locality. There are several examples in Damascus of
houses, built on the city wall, from the projecting windows of which it would be very easy to
descend (see page 410).
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4i7
In the city itself, the house of Ananias and the house of Judas are still shown.
" The street which is called Straight," where Ananias was to inquire after Saul of Tarsus,
still bears that name (see page 413). The window in the wall is also pointed out through
which Paul was let down in a basket (2 Cor. xi. 33). Considering the many changes which
A STREET BARBER'S STALL.
With a ragged canopy ready for use as a protection from sun or rain, The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the
commodious barbers' shops.
Damascus has undergone, it is, of course, impossible to rely on these traditions ; but there
can be no doubt about the general locality. There are several examples in Damascus of
houses, built on the city wall, from the projecting windows of which it would be very easy to
descend (see page 410).
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