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 viii
141 lloughing , 113 Amulets , 150 Chaums , 1:51 House with an ' Alliych ,
Gazelles , 171 Egle Nest , 171 Tyre , Ancient Stone in Wall of Tyre , 179 Tomb of
Iliram , 196 Cedars of Lebanon , ( posite 195 Cedar Concs , 199 Ancient ligures
on ...
141 lloughing , 113 Amulets , 150 Chaums , 1:51 House with an ' Alliych ,
Gazelles , 171 Egle Nest , 171 Tyre , Ancient Stone in Wall of Tyre , 179 Tomb of
Iliram , 196 Cedars of Lebanon , ( posite 195 Cedar Concs , 199 Ancient ligures
on ...
Page ix
... in the survey of a neighbourhood memorable in all history , ancient and
modern . Again we strike eastwards , and cross to the LAKE OF GALILEE ,
walking right round the shores which were so familiar to Jesus . Leaving them ,
we again turn ...
... in the survey of a neighbourhood memorable in all history , ancient and
modern . Again we strike eastwards , and cross to the LAKE OF GALILEE ,
walking right round the shores which were so familiar to Jesus . Leaving them ,
we again turn ...
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Almost every city and town of ancient celebrity had them , and they were places
of very great importance . They were , indeed ; and , although customs have
changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to remind
one ...
Almost every city and town of ancient celebrity had them , and they were places
of very great importance . They were , indeed ; and , although customs have
changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to remind
one ...
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Nor is this supposition too far - fetched to merit consideration ; for we know , not
merely from these fragments of Sanchoniatho , but from other ancient authors ,
that the chief seat of Baal worship was in the regions around Byblus and Beirût .
Nor is this supposition too far - fetched to merit consideration ; for we know , not
merely from these fragments of Sanchoniatho , but from other ancient authors ,
that the chief seat of Baal worship was in the regions around Byblus and Beirût .
Page 38
An ancient aqueduct has lately been discovered , cut through the rock , and
passing beneath the city at Bab Yacob . ... it is most needed , or have been
connected with the great canal which brought water from Lebanon to ancient
Berytus .
An ancient aqueduct has lately been discovered , cut through the rock , and
passing beneath the city at Bab Yacob . ... it is most needed , or have been
connected with the great canal which brought water from Lebanon to ancient
Berytus .
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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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