1641 

Egypt, precedes the approach of dawn, made itself felt. Whoever had formerly entered, between midnight and morning, the humble by no means handsome farms and dwellings, would scarcely have recognized stately temple of the sungod Turn--the large fortified store-house, walls, it is true, glimmered through the gloom as distinctly as ever, but slumbering town--the most active bustle was going on within and around the Shasu, [Bedouins, who dwelt as nomads in the desert adjacent to Egypt, now indestructible walls contained an Egyptian garrison, who could easily men and women who were bustling about below and on the broad parapet of gesticulations of delight they were seizing the thousands of measures of they found in the well-filled granaries, and even before sunset had begun skins, trays, jugs, and aprons, which were let down by ropes or carried spite of the lateness of the hour, were children of all ages, carrying utensils--as much as they could. Above, beside the unroofed openings of the storerooms, into which the torches or lanterns to light the others at their toil. Pans of blazing pitch were set in front of the strong locked doors of the When heavy stones or kicks belabored the brazen-bound door from within, not fail to retort in words of mockery and scorn. On the day of the harvest festival, during the first evening watch, were twenty-fold greater than those of the Egyptians, that they had their kindred in Succoth must be ready to go forth with them. There was city of Rameses, had assembled in every house at a festive repast on the .

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