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Page 25
Then , standing erect , he cries Allah - hû - akbar , as at the beginning . Then see
him drop upon his knees , and bend forward until his nose and forehead touch
the ground , directly between his expanded hands . This he repeats three times ...
Then , standing erect , he cries Allah - hû - akbar , as at the beginning . Then see
him drop upon his knees , and bend forward until his nose and forehead touch
the ground , directly between his expanded hands . This he repeats three times ...
Page 26
... be reminded rather of those who loved to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets , that they might be seen of men . And they will Our
Lord's remember with solemnity the admonition of our Lord , “ When thou prayest
...
... be reminded rather of those who loved to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets , that they might be seen of men . And they will Our
Lord's remember with solemnity the admonition of our Lord , “ When thou prayest
...
Page 30
... Oriental churches , where all stand uncovered when the gospel , which
contains the words of Christ , is read . Or these directions of the Apostle may
merely be part and parcel of those modifications and adaptations by which the
gospel was ...
... Oriental churches , where all stand uncovered when the gospel , which
contains the words of Christ , is read . Or these directions of the Apostle may
merely be part and parcel of those modifications and adaptations by which the
gospel was ...
Page 48
Look now at those stately palm - trees , which stand here and there on the plain ,
like military sentinels , with feathery plumes nodding gracefully on their proud
heads . The stem , tall , slender , and erect as Rectitude herself , suggests to the ...
Look now at those stately palm - trees , which stand here and there on the plain ,
like military sentinels , with feathery plumes nodding gracefully on their proud
heads . The stem , tall , slender , and erect as Rectitude herself , suggests to the ...
Page 49
There it stands , looking calmly down upon the world below , and Its uppatiently
yielding its large clusters of golden fruit from generation to genera- rightries tion .
They bring forth fruit in old age . The allusion to being planted in the house of the
...
There it stands , looking calmly down upon the world below , and Its uppatiently
yielding its large clusters of golden fruit from generation to genera- rightries tion .
They bring forth fruit in old age . The allusion to being planted in the house of the
...
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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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