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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... 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 of those olden ...
... 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 of those olden ...
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... town . In 1839-40 , Mahmûd Bey , governor of Beirût , built a break - water entirely of these columns , fished up from the floor of the harbour . The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and spread ...
... town . In 1839-40 , Mahmûd Bey , governor of Beirût , built a break - water entirely of these columns , fished up from the floor of the harbour . The unparalleled storm at the close of 1840 overturned this wall of columns , and spread ...
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... 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 to this , not even the owners are allowed to gather olives in the groves . This ...
... 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 to this , not even the owners are allowed to gather olives in the groves . This ...
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... town . The " Jerusalem Itinerary " places Porphyreon in this neighbourhood , and I suppose that these sand - covered ruins mark the exact site of that city . This whole neighbourhood is now called Jîyeh . children . graven on Jiyeh ...
... town . The " Jerusalem Itinerary " places Porphyreon in this neighbourhood , and I suppose that these sand - covered ruins mark the exact site of that city . This whole neighbourhood is now called Jîyeh . children . graven on Jiyeh ...
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... town on an errand , but he has been pounding at something most zealously all the morning . What is he after ? MORTAR AND PESTLE . He is braying wheat with a pestle in a mortar , to make kibby , the national dish of the Arabs , and a ...
... town on an errand , but he has been pounding at something most zealously all the morning . What is he after ? MORTAR AND PESTLE . He is braying wheat with a pestle in a mortar , to make kibby , the national dish of the Arabs , and a ...
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