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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Page 26
Almost every city and town of ancient celebrity had them , and they were places
of very great importance . They were , indeed ; and , although customs have
changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to remind
one ...
Almost every city and town of ancient celebrity had them , and they were places
of very great importance . They were , indeed ; and , although customs have
changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to remind
one ...
Page 56
They are allowed to remain under the trees for some time , guarded by the
watchman of the town - a very familiar Biblical character . Then a proclamation is
made by the governor that all who have trees go out and pick what is fallen .
Previous ...
They are allowed to remain under the trees for some time , guarded by the
watchman of the town - a very familiar Biblical character . Then a proclamation is
made by the governor that all who have trees go out and pick what is fallen .
Previous ...
Page 67
Here are men on our left digging stone out of this sand - hill , and you may be
certain that they are uncovering the remains of some ancient town . The “
Jerusalem Itinerary ” places Porphyreon in this neighbourhood , and I suppose
that these ...
Here are men on our left digging stone out of this sand - hill , and you may be
certain that they are uncovering the remains of some ancient town . The “
Jerusalem Itinerary ” places Porphyreon in this neighbourhood , and I suppose
that these ...
Page 94
I have been wanting to send Salim down town on an errand , but he has been
pounding at something most zealously all the morning . What is he after ? He is
braying wheat with a pestle in a mortar , and pestle . to make kibby , the national
...
I have been wanting to send Salim down town on an errand , but he has been
pounding at something most zealously all the morning . What is he after ? He is
braying wheat with a pestle in a mortar , and pestle . to make kibby , the national
...
Page 100
They could thus dispense with harbours , and could and did build towns along
the coast , wherever there was a bit of sandy beach large enough for their
vessels . I counter sixteen deserted sites on the shore between Sidon and Tyre --
a ...
They could thus dispense with harbours , and could and did build towns along
the coast , wherever there was a bit of sandy beach large enough for their
vessels . I counter sixteen deserted sites on the shore between Sidon and Tyre --
a ...
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