The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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... Arabs of the Mohammedan desolation became masters , wheeled vehicles immediately sunk into neglect , and even ... Arab predominates , and a better than the Turk governs . Even the Christian inhabitants of Lebanon , where good roads are ...
... Arabs of the Mohammedan desolation became masters , wheeled vehicles immediately sunk into neglect , and even ... Arab predominates , and a better than the Turk governs . Even the Christian inhabitants of Lebanon , where good roads are ...
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... in Jerusalem , when , like Daniel in Babylon , he made his supplications unto his God . I think it probable that Mohammed , or the Arabs before him , borrowed 1 Dan . vi . 10 , 11 . PART I. this custom from the Jews ; and ,
... in Jerusalem , when , like Daniel in Babylon , he made his supplications unto his God . I think it probable that Mohammed , or the Arabs before him , borrowed 1 Dan . vi . 10 , 11 . PART I. this custom from the Jews ; and ,
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... Arabs are now seated , I suppose , and thereby he obtained the privilege of entertaining unawares those angels who saved him from the destruc- tion of that wicked city . It was at the gate of Kirjath Arba ( which is Hebron ) that ...
... Arabs are now seated , I suppose , and thereby he obtained the privilege of entertaining unawares those angels who saved him from the destruc- tion of that wicked city . It was at the gate of Kirjath Arba ( which is Hebron ) that ...
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... Arab , have marched their countless hosts for four thousand years , has much to tell the student of man's past history ... Arabs long regarded as supernatural warnings of impending woe ; but at length , on one occasion , they mustered ...
... Arab , have marched their countless hosts for four thousand years , has much to tell the student of man's past history ... Arabs long regarded as supernatural warnings of impending woe ; but at length , on one occasion , they mustered ...
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... Arabs say , it will conquer the wild ; but you cannot reverse the process with success . — If you insert a wild graft into a good tree , it will con- quer the good . It is only in the kingdom of grace that a process thus contrary to ...
... Arabs say , it will conquer the wild ; but you cannot reverse the process with success . — If you insert a wild graft into a good tree , it will con- quer the good . It is only in the kingdom of grace that a process thus contrary to ...
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Acre allusions ancient Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Bedawîn Beirût Beisan Beit Bethsaida Bible built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel castle cave CHAPTER cisterns columns custom David desert doubt east Egypt entire Esdraelon fact flocks gate Gaza Gennesaret Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron Hermon hills Holy hour Hûleh hundred feet inhabitants Israel Jacob Jaffa Jaulan Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kenites king lake land Lebanon Lord Lydd mentioned miles Moses Moslems mountains Naphtali neighbourhood never night north-west olive Oriental Palestine pass Philistines plain probably prophet Ramleh region ride river road rock round ruins sacred says scene seen sepulchres sheikh shore side Sidon Sisera Solomon south-east stone suppose Syria Tell temple tent terebinth thing thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs travellers trees tribes Tyre unto valley vast village Wady wall whole wild wind Zion