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Rh wherein they say a man cannot sink, some of our company went into the lake, and found it impossible to get their bodies under water, yea, could hardly keep their legs under. The water is sulphury, and the extremity of saltness not to be expressed. When they came out, there was a perfect oil upon their bodies. Our eyes being satisfied with curiosities and rarities, we made haste back to Jerusalem. The ruins of one of the cities that were destroyed for Sodomy, now lies a good part out of the water, and is supposed to be Zeboim.

Having now visited all the places worthy of notice in the Holy Land, which travellers usually do, we now begin to think of leaving Jerusalem; but futher Tomaso being still wanting to entertain us as far as in his power, shewed us a very exact map of the boundaries of ancient Canaan, or the Land of Promise. It was according to the nearest calculation, about 1800 miles in length, from Dan on the north, to Beersheba on the south, and from east to west about 80: and so comprehends in all, much about 9 333000 acres of ground; of which each of the 601, 730 Hebrew warriors who conquered it, might have about 12 or 13 acres for each of their shares, that were at the conquering of it.