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 |
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Page xiii
... reference to the missionary operations with which he has been connected , he has no other apology to offer than want of space . A his- tory of these various enterprises , American , English , Irish , and German , would require a ...
... reference to the missionary operations with which he has been connected , he has no other apology to offer than want of space . A his- tory of these various enterprises , American , English , Irish , and German , would require a ...
Page xv
... reference to the present work , and embody , it is believed , all the most valuable results of recent geographical explorations in the Holy Land . The work is supplied with two copious and carefully- prepared indexes , one of texts ...
... reference to the present work , and embody , it is believed , all the most valuable results of recent geographical explorations in the Holy Land . The work is supplied with two copious and carefully- prepared indexes , one of texts ...
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... reference to the means of locomotion . As to your question , however , the natives will tell you that carriage - roads cannot be made in Syria . But this is a mistake . They might be constructed , at a Roads in moderate expense , in ...
... reference to the means of locomotion . As to your question , however , the natives will tell you that carriage - roads cannot be made in Syria . But this is a mistake . They might be constructed , at a Roads in moderate expense , in ...
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... reference to this latter fact that our blessed Lord selected it to illus- trate the power of faith : " If ye had faith as a grain of mustard - seed , ye might say unto this sycamine - tree , Be thou plucked up by the root , and be thou ...
... reference to this latter fact that our blessed Lord selected it to illus- trate the power of faith : " If ye had faith as a grain of mustard - seed , ye might say unto this sycamine - tree , Be thou plucked up by the root , and be thou ...
Page 41
... reference to the house - tops in the 22nd chapter , which I do not quite understand . He says , verse 1st , " What aileth thee now , that thou art wholly gone up to the house - tops ? " For what purpose did the inhabitants of Jerusalem ...
... reference to the house - tops in the 22nd chapter , which I do not quite understand . He says , verse 1st , " What aileth thee now , that thou art wholly gone up to the house - tops ? " For what purpose did the inhabitants of Jerusalem ...
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