[Hebrew: Ain] from Jacob, because they have no humility.

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In place of these letters they make use of the Aleph, by which we can
tell that they are not of the seed of Israel, although they know the
law of Moses with the exception of these three letters. They guard
themselves from the defilement of the dead, of the bones of the slain,
and of graves; and they remove the garments which they have worn
before they go to the place of worship, and they bathe and put on
fresh clothes. This is their constant practice. On Mount Gerizim are
fountains and gardens and plantations, but Mount Ebal is rocky and
barren; and between them in the valley lies the city of Shechem.

From the latter place it is a distance of four parasangs to Mount
Gilboa, which the Christians call Mont Gilboa; it lies in a very
parched district. And from there it is five[75] ..., a village where
there are no Jews. Thence it is two parasangs to the valley of
Ajalon[76], which the Christians call Val-de-Luna. At a distance of
one parasang is Mahomerie-le-Grand, which is Gibeon the Great; it
contains no Jews.

From there it is three parasangs to Jerusalem, which is a small city,
fortified by three walls. It is full of people whom the Mohammedans
call Jacobites, Syrians, Greeks, Georgians and Franks, and of people
of all tongues.

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It contains a dyeing-house, for which the Jews pay a small rent