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Page 32
As in ancient times , men now eat when the day's work is done . Seeing is
believing , " says the proverb , and it is understanding also . I have read all my life
about crooked , narrow streets , with the gutters in the middle , and no side walks
, but ...
As in ancient times , men now eat when the day's work is done . Seeing is
believing , " says the proverb , and it is understanding also . I have read all my life
about crooked , narrow streets , with the gutters in the middle , and no side walks
, but ...
Page 37
... Hebrews , in scorn and mockery , attempted to go through the acts of the
Crucifixion upon a very holy image and cross ; when , as they thrust spear into
the side , to their confusion and horror , a large quantity of blood and water
gushed forth .
... Hebrews , in scorn and mockery , attempted to go through the acts of the
Crucifixion upon a very holy image and cross ; when , as they thrust spear into
the side , to their confusion and horror , a large quantity of blood and water
gushed forth .
Page 45
45 IV . has eyes , or deserves to have them , will pass up the river from its mouth
CHAPTER without stopping again and again to admire the grey cliffs towering up
to the sky on either side . The aqueduct will also attract attention , clinging to the ...
45 IV . has eyes , or deserves to have them , will pass up the river from its mouth
CHAPTER without stopping again and again to admire the grey cliffs towering up
to the sky on either side . The aqueduct will also attract attention , clinging to the ...
Page 46
TI arch is 90 thick ; the span 157 ; the breadth from 80 to 140 ; and the height on
the lower side nearly 200 feet . These figures may be rather large ; but , without
any exaggeration , it is a grand and impressive natural curiosity . Let me now ...
TI arch is 90 thick ; the span 157 ; the breadth from 80 to 140 ; and the height on
the lower side nearly 200 feet . These figures may be rather large ; but , without
any exaggeration , it is a grand and impressive natural curiosity . Let me now ...
Page 47
His path , like ours , “ had a wall on this side and a wall on that ; " the angel with
drawn sword was in front , and the path Ba poor beast thrust herself against the
wall and crushed the prophet's foot.2 lain . Now this file of donkeys , with rough ...
His path , like ours , “ had a wall on this side and a wall on that ; " the angel with
drawn sword was in front , and the path Ba poor beast thrust herself against the
wall and crushed the prophet's foot.2 lain . Now this file of donkeys , with rough ...
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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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