took his children, their wives, and pairs of animals with him on the ark, and later built a great temple in Manbij (northern Syria), on the site of the chasm that received all the waters; he further describes how pilgrims brought vessels of sea water to this place twice a year, from as far as Arabia and Mesopotamia, to commemorate this event.
He resigned his office on 1 February 1896 at which time the Holy See named him Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria.
She continues to supply the chief type even during imperial times, being generally shown seated with the tympanum in her hand.
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The first modern western account of the site is in Henry Maundrell's Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, 1699.
It is located within the Manbij and Jarābulus districts of Aleppo Governorate in Syria, and the Nizip and Karkamış districts of Gaziantep Province in Turkey.