The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page 24
... mentioned it in one or two places ; and , further , the mulberry is more easily plucked up by the roots than any other tree of the same size in the country , and the thing is oftener done . Hundreds of them are plucked up every year in ...
... mentioned it in one or two places ; and , further , the mulberry is more easily plucked up by the roots than any other tree of the same size in the country , and the thing is oftener done . Hundreds of them are plucked up every year in ...
Page 26
... mentioned in the Bible . Well , what is there in a mere gate to attract attention ? Very little , perhaps , to one who has passed in and out daily for twenty years ; but a hundred Biblical incidents connect themselves in my mind with ...
... mentioned in the Bible . Well , what is there in a mere gate to attract attention ? Very little , perhaps , to one who has passed in and out daily for twenty years ; but a hundred Biblical incidents connect themselves in my mind with ...
Page 33
... mentioned in Scripture . Its history . Earthquake of A.D. 551 . St. George and the Dragon . Present condition . Antiquities . January 25th . How is it that you never told me in any of your letters that Beriût is such a Beirût ...
... mentioned in Scripture . Its history . Earthquake of A.D. 551 . St. George and the Dragon . Present condition . Antiquities . January 25th . How is it that you never told me in any of your letters that Beriût is such a Beirût ...
Page 34
... mentioned in the Bible ? I think not . It is possible that the Berothai of 2 Samuel viii . 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 ...
... mentioned in the Bible ? I think not . It is possible that the Berothai of 2 Samuel viii . 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 ...
Page 35
... mentioned in Ezekiel , xlvii . 16 , as one of the points in the northern boundary of the land of Israel , was our city ; and from the similarity of names , and the apparent geographical position of both , we can scarcely doubt but that ...
... mentioned in Ezekiel , xlvii . 16 , as one of the points in the northern boundary of the land of Israel , was our city ; and from the similarity of names , and the apparent geographical position of both , we can scarcely doubt but that ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acre allusions ancient Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Bedawîn Beirût Beisan Beit Bethsaida Bible built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel castle cave CHAPTER cisterns columns custom David desert doubt east Egypt entire Esdraelon fact flocks gate Gaza Gennesaret Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron Hermon hills Holy hour Hûleh hundred feet inhabitants Israel Jacob Jaffa Jaulan Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kenites king lake land Lebanon Lord Lydd mentioned miles Moses Moslems mountains Naphtali neighbourhood never night north-west olive Oriental Palestine pass Philistines plain probably prophet Ramleh region ride river road rock round ruins sacred says scene seen sepulchres sheikh shore side Sidon Sisera Solomon south-east stone suppose Syria Tell temple tent terebinth thing thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs travellers trees tribes Tyre unto valley vast village Wady wall whole wild wind Zion