ABSTRACT
It will greatly increase the pleasure of the visitor to Jordan in seeing the country and its wonders. There is nothing to compare with Petra anywhere in the world. There are Biblical references to the city of Sela, and as this name has the same meaning as Petra, the one may, perhaps, be identified with the other. Under Roman rule Petra prospered greatly, and some of the finest monuments date from the period. The history of Jerash goes back to prehistoric times, and on the slopes east of the Triumphal Arch can be found flint implements which show that here was the site of the Neolithic settlement. By the middle of the fourth century there was a large Christian community in Jerash, and the Cathedral and the Fountain Court were flourishing. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is of immense interest alike to Moslems and Christians.
