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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From this ancient Roman capital of Palestine we proceed along the sea - shore ,
with the plain of SHARON and the nountains of Samaria on ou left ; leaving which
we enter the plain of PHILISTIA , flanked in like manner by the mountains of ...
From this ancient Roman capital of Palestine we proceed along the sea - shore ,
with the plain of SHARON and the nountains of Samaria on ou left ; leaving which
we enter the plain of PHILISTIA , flanked in like manner by the mountains of ...
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The whole plain is a projection seaward from the general direction of the coast ,
and along the base of the hills it is so low as to appear like an island to one
sailing up from Sidon . The surface rises gradually from the south to the
immediate ...
The whole plain is a projection seaward from the general direction of the coast ,
and along the base of the hills it is so low as to appear like an island to one
sailing up from Sidon . The surface rises gradually from the south to the
immediate ...
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The substrati of this plain is chalky marl , abounding in flint , and the sand is
merely an intruder blown in from this desert on our right . In such soil our tree
flourishes best , both in the plains and upon the mountains . It delights to
insinuate its ...
The substrati of this plain is chalky marl , abounding in flint , and the sand is
merely an intruder blown in from this desert on our right . In such soil our tree
flourishes best , both in the plains and upon the mountains . It delights to
insinuate its ...
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I was greatly surprised , when discussing this question on the fertile plain of
Esdraelon , to hear not merely the peasants , but intelligent gentlemen , who had
rented the district from government , stoutly maintain that they had themselves ,
and ...
I was greatly surprised , when discussing this question on the fertile plain of
Esdraelon , to hear not merely the peasants , but intelligent gentlemen , who had
rented the district from government , stoutly maintain that they had themselves ,
and ...
Page 142
When I stood within this mystic circle of mighty oaks , and looked over the vast
plain of Cæle - Syria , north - east to the temple of Baalbek , and then south - west
to ancient Tyre , I fancied that this had been a connecting point between the two ...
When I stood within this mystic circle of mighty oaks , and looked over the vast
plain of Cæle - Syria , north - east to the temple of Baalbek , and then south - west
to ancient Tyre , I fancied that this had been a connecting point between the two ...
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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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