Baalbec

Thence it is half a day's journey to Baalbec, which is Baalath in the plains of Lebanon, and which Solomon built for the daughter of

The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela

People the Disciples Knew -- The Noble Steed "Baalbec" -- Sentimental Horse

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872

People the Disciples Knew -- The Noble Steed "Baalbec" -- Sentimental Horse

The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 Mark Twain 1872

Look at poor cropped and dilapidated "Baalbec," and weep for the sentiment that has been wasted upon the Selims of romance!

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872

Look at poor cropped and dilapidated "Baalbec," and weep for the sentiment that has been wasted upon the Selims of romance!

The Innocents Abroad — Volume 05 Mark Twain 1872

The excursion to Baalbec and over Mount Libanus towards the lake Houle, was undertaken rather to gratify my own curiosity, than in the hope of being able to gather new information in a country so often travelled over by Europeans.

Travels in Nubia 2004

I again left it in the middle of September to visit Baalbec and the Libanus.

Travels in Nubia 2004

My route lay through Zahle, a small but prosperous town on the western side of the valley Bekaa, the ancient Coelosyria, and from thence to Baalbec, where I remained three days; then to the top of the Libanus, the Cedars and Kannobin, from whence following the highest summits of the mountain, I returned to Zahle by the villages called Akoura and Afka.

Travels in Nubia 2004

In that clear, still air it is even possible to hear the song of the birds, and smell of the flowers; but though the mountain is plainly inhabited — for here and there a white tent is visible — none of the kings or princes who pass it on the road to Babylon or Baalbec ever plunge into its forests — or, if they do, they never come back.

The Olive Fairy Book 2003

He preached at Baalbec on the fugitiveness of human life, on faith, love, and rest in God.

The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Various