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An aerial photograph of the village of Mazra‘ih showing the mansion where Bahá’u’lláh lived. The Mediterranean Sea is in the distance.

A residence in the countryside

After years of strict confinement in the city of ‘Akká, Bahá’u’lláh found great enjoyment at Mazra‘ih. In one tablet He describes in cheerful language the view of the sea on one side and the hills of Galilee on the other, and speaks of the charm of the trees laden with oranges that He likens to balls of fire.

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An aerial photograph of the village of Mazra‘ih showing the mansion where Bahá’u’lláh lived. The Mediterranean Sea is in the distance.
An aerial photograph of the village of Mazra‘ih showing the mansion where Bahá’u’lláh lived. The Mediterranean Sea is in the distance. (Lacey Crawford, 1975)