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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Page viii
... David , 630 Pelican , 260 Absalom's Tomb , 633 Fountain of Sabbatic River , 265 Tombs of the Kings , 636 Terebinth , 268 Tombs of the Judges , 637 Pigeon - house , 269 Pool of Siloam , 655 Turtle - dove , 270 The Kanun , 684 Ring - dove ...
... David , 630 Pelican , 260 Absalom's Tomb , 633 Fountain of Sabbatic River , 265 Tombs of the Kings , 636 Terebinth , 268 Tombs of the Judges , 637 Pigeon - house , 269 Pool of Siloam , 655 Turtle - dove , 270 The Kanun , 684 Ring - dove ...
Page xiv
... David performed most of their ex- ploits , and on the plains of Esdraelon and Hûleh . Again , the parables have all a natural basis , upon which they are constructed by the divine skill of Him who spoke as never man spake , and these ...
... David performed most of their ex- ploits , and on the plains of Esdraelon and Hûleh . Again , the parables have all a natural basis , upon which they are constructed by the divine skill of Him who spoke as never man spake , and these ...
Page 24
... David says , " He destroyed their vines with hail , and their sycamores with frost . " 3 Cer- tainly , a frost keen enough to kill the sycamore would be one of the greatest " wonders " that could happen at the present day in this same ...
... David says , " He destroyed their vines with hail , and their sycamores with frost . " 3 Cer- tainly , a frost keen enough to kill the sycamore would be one of the greatest " wonders " that could happen at the present day in this same ...
Page 28
... David went and wept ; " and , as he went , thus he said , O my son Absalom ! my son , my son Absalom ! would to God I had died for thee , O Absalom ! my son , my Son ! " 4 It is not difficult to comprehend why public proclamations were ...
... David went and wept ; " and , as he went , thus he said , O my son Absalom ! my son , my son Absalom ! would to God I had died for thee , O Absalom ! my son , my Son ! " 4 It is not difficult to comprehend why public proclamations were ...
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... David took exceeding much brass , was Beirût , though that city seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have ...
... David took exceeding much brass , was Beirût , though that city seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have ...
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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