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Page 93
For a long time we made very little progress , and , as we ran under a certain
island that was called Clauda , I could well understand that such a vessel as that
" ship of Alexandria ” must have been exceedingly tossed with the tempest .
For a long time we made very little progress , and , as we ran under a certain
island that was called Clauda , I could well understand that such a vessel as that
" ship of Alexandria ” must have been exceedingly tossed with the tempest .
Page 99
... residence in this country that I was aware of their existence , or knew where to
find them . This parchment is called medzuzah , and the passages written are
generally Deuteronomy vi . 4-9 , and xi . 13–30 . The ceremonies accompanying
the ...
... residence in this country that I was aware of their existence , or knew where to
find them . This parchment is called medzuzah , and the passages written are
generally Deuteronomy vi . 4-9 , and xi . 13–30 . The ceremonies accompanying
the ...
Page 109
... found one to their taste , which they modified and appropriated to their own
structures . I called your attention to the old old wan wall which extended along
the shore north - east to the little brook Kumly ; from thence southward it is not
easy to ...
... found one to their taste , which they modified and appropriated to their own
structures . I called your attention to the old old wan wall which extended along
the shore north - east to the little brook Kumly ; from thence southward it is not
easy to ...
Page 118
The Bedawîn have a heavier article , woven with golden tissue , thrown over the
tarbush , and confined there by a twisted rope of goats ' or camels ' hair , called '
Akal . This is a picturesque and very distinctive article in the custume of a ...
The Bedawîn have a heavier article , woven with golden tissue , thrown over the
tarbush , and confined there by a twisted rope of goats ' or camels ' hair , called '
Akal . This is a picturesque and very distinctive article in the custume of a ...
Page 124
Thus Elias becomes Abu Nasîf , Butrus is called Abu Salim , and so on ,
according to the established custom of naming first - born sons . 15th . I noticed
that the friend at whose house we dined last evening sent a servant to call us
when dinner ...
Thus Elias becomes Abu Nasîf , Butrus is called Abu Salim , and so on ,
according to the established custom of naming first - born sons . 15th . I noticed
that the friend at whose house we dined last evening sent a servant to call us
when dinner ...
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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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