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Page xiv
... but also to the real value of the work . Mary of them are original , and others
selected from the best existing sources , and so corrected as to be more true to
AUTHOR'S PREFACE . XV In this departnature , and more xiv AUTHOR'S
PREFACE ...
... but also to the real value of the work . Mary of them are original , and others
selected from the best existing sources , and so corrected as to be more true to
AUTHOR'S PREFACE . XV In this departnature , and more xiv AUTHOR'S
PREFACE ...
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Now , if these are original Jewish habits and practices , it is plain that the
Christian Church , from the very first , established new customs in these respects .
It is supposed that the men are required to worship with heads uncovered , ils a
tacit ...
Now , if these are original Jewish habits and practices , it is plain that the
Christian Church , from the very first , established new customs in these respects .
It is supposed that the men are required to worship with heads uncovered , ils a
tacit ...
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... its original home was in the great African desert , and , during the countless
ages of the past , it has been drifted first by the wind into the sea , and then by the
current along the northern coast past Egypt , and around the head of the sea ,
until ...
... its original home was in the great African desert , and , during the countless
ages of the past , it has been drifted first by the wind into the sea , and then by the
current along the northern coast past Egypt , and around the head of the sea ,
until ...
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Yes , if the variation is not that of the Greek and Roman , I suspect that Damûr is
the true original . The main source of this river is near ' Ain Zehalteh , a village
five hours to the east , under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the ...
Yes , if the variation is not that of the Greek and Roman , I suspect that Damûr is
the true original . The main source of this river is near ' Ain Zehalteh , a village
five hours to the east , under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the ...
Page 72
The fact is , I suppose , that Oriental nations , although they sank into various
forms of idolatry , never lost the phraseolody of the pure original theosophy . We
are struck with this in all the Bible histories in which these people have occasion
to ...
The fact is , I suppose , that Oriental nations , although they sank into various
forms of idolatry , never lost the phraseolody of the pure original theosophy . We
are struck with this in all the Bible histories in which these people have occasion
to ...
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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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