AHVAZ  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• PERSIA

Persia, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN)

Arabistan, on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• KARUN

Karun, 48 m . S. of See also:

• SHUSHTER

Shushter,in 31° 18' N., 49° E . It has been identified with the Aginis of See also:

• NEARCHUS

Nearchus, Soo stadia from See also:

• SUSA (anc. Segusio, q.v.)
• SUSA (Biblical, Shushan)
• SUSA (Fr. Sousse)

Susa, a'nd occupies the site of what was once an extensive and important See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . Of this See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient city vast remains are left, extending several See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles along the bank of the river . Among the most remarkable are the ruins of a See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge and a citadel, or See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, besides vestiges of canals and See also:

• WATER

water-See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills, which tell of former commercial activity . There are also the ruins of a See also:

• BAND

band, or See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• DAM

dam of See also:

• GREAT

great strength, which was thrown across the river for the purposes of See also:

• IRRIGATION (Lat. in, and rigare, to water or wet)

irrigation . The band was 1150 yds. in length and had a See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter of 24 ft. at its See also:

• BASE

base . Remains of massive structure are still visible, and many single blocks in it measure from 8 to to ft. in thickness . Ahvaz reached the height of its prosperity in the 12th and 13th centuries and is now a collection of wretched hovels, with a small rectangular fort in a See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of ruin, and an Arab See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of about 400 . Since the opening of the Karun to See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1888, another See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement called Benderi N6,ssiri, in compliment to the Shah Nassir ed din (d . 1896), has been established on a slight See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation overlooking the river at the point below the rapids where steamers come to See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

anchor, about one mile below Ahvaz . It has See also:

• POST

post and See also:

• TELEGRAPH (Gr. Tike, far, and rypaq5eiv, to write)

telegraph offices; and agencies of some See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile firms, a See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul (since 1904) and a See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian consular See also:

• AGENT (from Lat. agere, to act)

agent (since 1902) are established there .

The new See also:

• CARAVAN (more correctly Karwan)

caravan road to See also:

• ISFAHAN (older form Ispahan)

Isfahan, opened for See also:

• TRAFFIC

traffic in 1900, promised, if successful; to give Ahvaz greater commercial importance . AI [See also:

• SEPT

Sept . `Ayyal, 'Ayyat and See also:

• RAT (a word common to Teut. and Rom. languages; probably first adopted in Teut.; the ultimate origin is not known; Skeat suggests the root rad-, to scratch; cf. Ger. Ratte, Dan. rotte, Fr. rat, &c.)

rat; Vulg . See also:

• HAI (939-1038)

Hai], a small royal city of the Canaanites, E. of See also:

• BETHEL (Heb. " House of God ")

Bethel . The meaning of the name may be " the stone heap "; but it is not necessarily a See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew word . See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham pitched his See also:

• TENT

tent between Ai and Bethel (Gen. xii . 8, xiii . 3) ; but it is chiefly noted for its captureand destruction by See also:

• JOSHUA, BOOK OF

Joshua (vii . 2-5, viii . 1-29), who made it " a heap for ever, even a desolation." It is mentioned by See also:

• ISAIAH
• ISAIAH, ASCENSION OF

Isaiah (x . 28), and also after the captivity (See also:

• EZRA (from a Hebrew word meaning " help ")
• EZRA, FOURTH BOOK (or APOCALYPSE) OF
• EZRA, THIRD BOOK OF [I Esdras]

Ezra ii . 28; Neh. vii .

32), See also:

• BAT

bat then probably was not more than a See also:

• VILLAGE

village . In the later Hebrew writings the name sometimes has a feminine See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form, Aiath (Is. x . 28), Aija (Neh. xi . 31) . The definite See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article is usually prefixed to the name in Hebrew . The site was known, and some scanty ruins still existed, in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of See also:

• EUSEBIUS
• EUSEBIUS (Gr. EuOi/3tos, from ebaegils, pious, cf. the Latin name Pius)
• EUSEBIUS [OF CAESAREA] (c. 260-c. 340)
• EUSEBIUS [OF EMESA] (d. c. "36o)

Eusebius and See also:

• JEROME, JEROME KLAPKA (1859– )
• JEROME, ST (HIERONYMUS, in full EUSEBIUS SOPHRONIUS HIERONYMUS) (c. 340–420)

Jerome (Onomast., s.v . 'Ayyal) . Dr E . See also:

• ROBINSON, EDWARD (1794–1863)
• ROBINSON, HENRY CRABB (1777–1867)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1575–1625)
• ROBINSON, JOHN (1650-1723)
• ROBINSON, JOHN THOMAS ROMNEY (1792–1882)
• ROBINSON, MARY [" Perdita "] (1758–1800)
• ROBINSON, SIR JOHN BEVERLEY, BART
• ROBINSON, SIR JOSEPH BENJAMIN (1845– )
• ROBINSON, THEODORE (1852-1896)

Robinson was unable to discover any certain traces of either name or ruins . He remarks, however (Bib . Researches, ed . 1856, i. p .

443), that it must have been See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to Bethel on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of Biblical narrative (Josh. viii . 17) . A little to the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of a village called See also:

• DEIR, or DEIR

Deir Diwan, and one See also:

• HOUR

hour's See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey southeast from Bethel, is the site of an ancient See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place called 'KhirbetHaiydn, indicated by reservoirs hewn in the See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock, excavated tombs; and See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations of hewn stone . This may possibly be the site of Ai; it agrees with all the intimations as to its position . ; It has also been identified with a See also:

• MOUND

mound now called et-Tell (" the heap "), but though the name of a neighbouring village; See also:

• TURIN

Turin= Aya, is suggestive, it is in the wrong direction from Bethel . In this view See also:

• RECENT

recent authorities, such as G . A . See also:

• SMITH
• SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
• SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
• SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
• SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
• SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
• SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
• SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
• SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
• SMITH, G
• SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
• SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
• SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
• SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
• SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
• SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
• SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
• SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
• SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
• SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
• SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
• SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
• SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
• SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
• SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
• SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
• SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
• SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
• SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
• SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
• SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)

Smith, generally coincide . See See also:

• PALESTINE

Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement, 1869, p . 123; 1874, p . 62; 1878, pp . 10, 132, 194; 1881, p .

254 . (R . A . S .