The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy Land |
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Page 59
... take a stroll at our leisure up this fine wady . This name , Damûr , is it a nere
variation of the Tamyras of Strabo , the The Damura of Polybius ? Yes , if the
variation is not that of the Greek and Roman , I suspect that Damûr is the true
original .
... take a stroll at our leisure up this fine wady . This name , Damûr , is it a nere
variation of the Tamyras of Strabo , the The Damura of Polybius ? Yes , if the
variation is not that of the Greek and Roman , I suspect that Damûr is the true
original .
Page 78
They were descending into Wady il'Alisa : It has now become dark , and this was ,
without exception , the most dangerous route I ever travelled in my life . The
descent is steep , and there is no regular road over the smooth rocks , where the
...
They were descending into Wady il'Alisa : It has now become dark , and this was ,
without exception , the most dangerous route I ever travelled in my life . The
descent is steep , and there is no regular road over the smooth rocks , where the
...
Page 79
The people of June , that village across the wady , made large profits from the
liberality and extravagances of Lady Ilester , and they are full of wonderful stories
about her . Several of our friends in Sidon were in her service for years , and from
...
The people of June , that village across the wady , made large profits from the
liberality and extravagances of Lady Ilester , and they are full of wonderful stories
about her . Several of our friends in Sidon were in her service for years , and from
...
Page 145
This Wady el ' Akabîyeh runs far into the interior , across the district of Shûmar
into that of Shủkîf . I once followed it to Nsar , en route to Safed . This Nsar was
once a large town , and about it are many rock - tombs and other indications of ...
This Wady el ' Akabîyeh runs far into the interior , across the district of Shûmar
into that of Shủkîf . I once followed it to Nsar , en route to Safed . This Nsar was
once a large town , and about it are many rock - tombs and other indications of ...
Page 146
Beyond this , the aqueduct was led along frightful cliffs where goats can scarcely
keep their feet , for more than a mile , and thence it followed the ridge of Kefr
Milky , past the village , into the wady of the Sanik , where it was joined by
another ...
Beyond this , the aqueduct was led along frightful cliffs where goats can scarcely
keep their feet , for more than a mile , and thence it followed the ridge of Kefr
Milky , past the village , into the wady of the Sanik , where it was joined by
another ...
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| Title | The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy Land |
| Author | William McClure Thomson |
| Publisher | T. Nelson, 1869 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 21 Jan 2020 |
| Length | 718 pages |
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