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 25
After uttering mentally a few short petitions , the CHAPTER hands are brought
down , and folded together near the girdle , while he recites the first chapter of the
Koran , and two or three other brief passages from the same book . And now he ...
After uttering mentally a few short petitions , the CHAPTER hands are brought
down , and folded together near the girdle , while he recites the first chapter of the
Koran , and two or three other brief passages from the same book . And now he ...
Page 31
Well , that is strange enough ; he has actually shaved the entire heal bare
Shaving the heat as the palmı of my hand . It is a hideous operation , and verily it
would be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven . But what do you make of
the ...
Well , that is strange enough ; he has actually shaved the entire heal bare
Shaving the heat as the palmı of my hand . It is a hideous operation , and verily it
would be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven . But what do you make of
the ...
Page 37
I can show you the well into which the victorious saint cast the horrid monster ,
and the spot where he washed his bloody hands after this dirty work was done .
Not every legend of those days of facile faith is so strongly attested . In the eighth
...
I can show you the well into which the victorious saint cast the horrid monster ,
and the spot where he washed his bloody hands after this dirty work was done .
Not every legend of those days of facile faith is so strongly attested . In the eighth
...
Page 46
... every step , and the promise thereto annexed as well . But the royal preacher
has given another piece of advice to travellers : “ Let thine eyes look right on ,
and let thine eyelids look straight before thee . Turn not to the right hand or " 1 [ *
The ...
... every step , and the promise thereto annexed as well . But the royal preacher
has given another piece of advice to travellers : “ Let thine eyes look right on ,
and let thine eyelids look straight before thee . Turn not to the right hand or " 1 [ *
The ...
Page 64
Yes ; and those marks on the forehead , chin , breast , arms , hands , and feet ,
are all various patterns and figures of this most ancient art . The effect is anything
... 19 . TATTOOING . 65 upon thy hand , and for a 61 THE LAND AND THE BOOK
.
Yes ; and those marks on the forehead , chin , breast , arms , hands , and feet ,
are all various patterns and figures of this most ancient art . The effect is anything
... 19 . TATTOOING . 65 upon thy hand , and for a 61 THE LAND AND THE BOOK
.
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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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