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 xiv
... to the real value of the work . Many of them are original , and others selected from the best existing sources , and so corrected as to be more true to AUTHOR'S PREFACE . XV In this depart- nature , and xiv AUTHOR'S PREFACE .
... to the real value of the work . Many of them are original , and others selected from the best existing sources , and so corrected as to be more true to AUTHOR'S PREFACE . XV In this depart- nature , and xiv AUTHOR'S PREFACE .
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... True ; and moreover , it is generally planted by the way - side , and in the open spaces where several paths meet , just where Zaccheus found it . This sycamore is a remarkable tree . It not only bears several crops of figs during the ...
... True ; and moreover , it is generally planted by the way - side , and in the open spaces where several paths meet , just where Zaccheus found it . This sycamore is a remarkable tree . It not only bears several crops of figs during the ...
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... True ; but then the roof of David's palace was probably so high that he could King look directly down into the courts of the neighbouring houses . There are such David's in all cities , and you can scarcely commit a greater offence than ...
... True ; but then the roof of David's palace was probably so high that he could King look directly down into the courts of the neighbouring houses . There are such David's in all cities , and you can scarcely commit a greater offence than ...
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... True , he does ; but observe , he says expressly that this is contrary to nature , as it really is . I have made particular inquiries on this point , and find that in the kingdom of nature generally , certainly in the case of the olive ...
... True , he does ; but observe , he says expressly that this is contrary to nature , as it really is . I have made particular inquiries on this point , and find that in the kingdom of nature generally , certainly in the case of the olive ...
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... true cross , for which she was then ransacking the rub- bish of the Holy City . You may accept that , or else suppose that it was one of a system of watch - towers for the defence of the coast , such as are still kept up along the ...
... true cross , for which she was then ransacking the rub- bish of the Holy City . You may accept that , or else suppose that it was one of a system of watch - towers for the defence of the coast , such as are still kept up along the ...
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Acre allusions ancient Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Bedawîn Beirût Beisan Beit Bethsaida Bible built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel castle cave CHAPTER cisterns columns custom David desert doubt east Egypt entire Esdraelon fact flocks gate Gaza Gennesaret Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron Hermon hills Holy hour Hûleh hundred feet inhabitants Israel Jacob Jaffa Jaulan Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kenites king lake land Lebanon Lord Lydd mentioned miles Moses Moslems mountains Naphtali neighbourhood never night north-west olive Oriental Palestine pass Philistines plain probably prophet Ramleh region ride river road rock round ruins sacred says scene seen sepulchres sheikh shore side Sidon Sisera Solomon south-east stone suppose Syria Tell temple tent terebinth thing thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs travellers trees tribes Tyre unto valley vast village Wady wall whole wild wind Zion