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Page 26
I remember that righteous Lot , intent on deeds of hospitality , sat in the gate of
Sodom toward the close of day , somewhat as these Arabs are now seated , I
suppose , and thereby he obtained the Scripture :. privilege of entertaining
unawares ...
I remember that righteous Lot , intent on deeds of hospitality , sat in the gate of
Sodom toward the close of day , somewhat as these Arabs are now seated , I
suppose , and thereby he obtained the Scripture :. privilege of entertaining
unawares ...
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8 , from which 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
Hladadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai
may ...
8 , from which 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
Hladadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai
may ...
Page 36
The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and
spread them out again where they had been before . Probably this was only the
repetition of a former attempt to protect the quay of Beirût , when these columns ...
The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and
spread them out again where they had been before . Probably this was only the
repetition of a former attempt to protect the quay of Beirût , when these columns ...
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Since the close of the thirteenth century , few signal events have happened to
vary the monotony of her story . But we must not forget to mention that exploit
which was considered her greatest glory in the days of legendary lore . It was
here that ...
Since the close of the thirteenth century , few signal events have happened to
vary the monotony of her story . But we must not forget to mention that exploit
which was considered her greatest glory in the days of legendary lore . It was
here that ...
Page 82
There is a nice and close adherence to actual life in this form of expression .
These people have actually come forth all the way from June to this place . The
expression Hamlets . implies that the sower , in the days of our Saviour , lived in a
...
There is a nice and close adherence to actual life in this form of expression .
These people have actually come forth all the way from June to this place . The
expression Hamlets . implies that the sower , in the days of our Saviour , lived in a
...
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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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