ABSTRACT
Seen from the Dead Sea, the entrance to the Arnon is scarcely perceptible; the cliffs seem almost to meet, the great pylon that guards the Bab-el-Mojib-the Gate of the Mojib, as the Arabs have rechristened the old river -bars the way. In front of the cleft in the rock a sort of promontory of sand, on which the oleander grows with its usual lavish abundance, stretches out, half hiding a great pool of water in which the vivid red rocks are reflected with dazzling effect. It is only after climbing over rocks and splashing through pools of water that the entrance to the gorge can be approached. The conditions, however, vary; it is sometimes possible to wade up the Arnon for some way, while at others the water is comparatively deep from the beginning. The theory that the water of the Dead Sea is rising seems to be corroborated by the change in the conditions of the shore, much of which is being gradually submerged.
