The Land and the Book, Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy LandHarper, 1859 |
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... Stone in Wall at Tyre .. Broken Purpura .................. . 255 256 263 , 264 265 269 Ras el ' Ain ( great Fountain at Tyre ) ..... 277 , 278 Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre .... Tomb of Hiram ......... The Cedars of Lebanon .... 280 ...
... Stone in Wall at Tyre .. Broken Purpura .................. . 255 256 263 , 264 265 269 Ras el ' Ain ( great Fountain at Tyre ) ..... 277 , 278 Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre .... Tomb of Hiram ......... The Cedars of Lebanon .... 280 ...
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... Stone in the Quarry 356 Plan of Temples at Baalbek 359 Kamua Hermel ........ 363 , 364 Figures on the Kamûa 365 , 366 View of Lake Phiala 369 , 370 Syrian Oak Scorpion ... Scorpion .... The Buffalo .. 374 378 380 385 Seid Yehuda .. The ...
... Stone in the Quarry 356 Plan of Temples at Baalbek 359 Kamua Hermel ........ 363 , 364 Figures on the Kamûa 365 , 366 View of Lake Phiala 369 , 370 Syrian Oak Scorpion ... Scorpion .... The Buffalo .. 374 378 380 385 Seid Yehuda .. The ...
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... Stone in Wall at Tyre . Broken Purpura ....... Ras el ' Ain ( great Fountain at Tyre ) . Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre ..... Tomb of Hiram ........ The Cedars of Lebanon .. Cedar Cones ....... PAGE 134 134 138 145 147 152 155 , 156 ...
... Stone in Wall at Tyre . Broken Purpura ....... Ras el ' Ain ( great Fountain at Tyre ) . Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre ..... Tomb of Hiram ........ The Cedars of Lebanon .. Cedar Cones ....... PAGE 134 134 138 145 147 152 155 , 156 ...
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... stone walls without ornament or relief of any kind ? They are sad and sombre at best , and must be particularly so at night . Already the shades of evening fall heavily along these gloomy avenues , and I see no pro- vision for lighting ...
... stone walls without ornament or relief of any kind ? They are sad and sombre at best , and must be particularly so at night . Already the shades of evening fall heavily along these gloomy avenues , and I see no pro- vision for lighting ...
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... stone , easily wrought , and hence used from time immemorial for building . It is mixed with comminuted shells and corals , is very porous , and absorbs water with great rapidity , which renders the houses damp in winter . This , indeed ...
... stone , easily wrought , and hence used from time immemorial for building . It is mixed with comminuted shells and corals , is very porous , and absorbs water with great rapidity , which renders the houses damp in winter . This , indeed ...
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Acre ancient antiquity Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Beirût Bible birds called Capernaum castle charms Christian cliffs coast columns custom doubt Druses east entire eyes fact farther flocks friends gate Gennesaret Hamath Hasbany Hazor head Hebrew Hermon hills hour Hûleh hundred feet inhabitants Jabin Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kings Kudes Kurn ladies lake land Lebanon look Lord mentioned Metawelies miles Moses Moslems mountains Naphtali never night olive once Oriental Palestine pass Phoenicians plain plow poor probably prophet ravine region Rehob ride river road rock round ruins Safed sarcophagi says seen Sheikh shepherd shore side Sidon Solomon stone suppose Syria tarbush Tell temple tent terebinth thee thing thorns thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs trees tribes Tyre unto vast village wady wall whole wild wind Zaanaim
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