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 19
... seems to look quite to the bottom of heaven's profoundest azure , " where the everlasting stars abide ; " and how sharply defined is every rock and ravine , and tree and house on lofty Lebanon . That virgin snow on its summit is thirty ...
... seems to look quite to the bottom of heaven's profoundest azure , " where the everlasting stars abide ; " and how sharply defined is every rock and ravine , and tree and house on lofty Lebanon . That virgin snow on its summit is thirty ...
Page 24
... seems to be derived from the Hebrew name for sycamore , and I know no reason why their identity should be ques- tioned . As to the mulberry , it is yet to be shown that it was then known in Palestine , although our translators have ...
... seems to be derived from the Hebrew name for sycamore , and I know no reason why their identity should be ques- tioned . As to the mulberry , it is yet to be shown that it was then known in Palestine , although our translators have ...
Page 29
... seems Biblical enough . But here comes a woman , veiled from head to foot , and takes her LETTER - WRITER . station by his side . See , she is whispering from behind her veil the desired message . That is sufficient ; the salams , love ...
... seems Biblical enough . But here comes a woman , veiled from head to foot , and takes her LETTER - WRITER . station by his side . See , she is whispering from behind her veil the desired message . That is sufficient ; the salams , love ...
Page 34
... seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have been her sea - port , as Beirût is now ; and after David had ...
... seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have been her sea - port , as Beirût is now ; and after David had ...
Page 36
... seem never to have visited Beirût - a fact somewhat remarkable — yet Christianity was early planted here , and so ... seems to have entirely destroyed Beirût , -overthrew her colleges , churches , temples , theatres , and palaces ...
... seem never to have visited Beirût - a fact somewhat remarkable — yet Christianity was early planted here , and so ... seems to have entirely destroyed Beirût , -overthrew her colleges , churches , temples , theatres , and palaces ...
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