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Page 59
The main source of this river is near ' Ain Zehalteh , a village five hours to the east
, under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the mountain farther north
unite with this at Jisr el Kády , on the road from Beirût to Deir el Kamar .
The main source of this river is near ' Ain Zehalteh , a village five hours to the east
, under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the mountain farther north
unite with this at Jisr el Kády , on the road from Beirût to Deir el Kamar .
Page 140
That large village with white domes , a little farther south , is called Gâzzîyeli ,
which Maundrell spells Korie . William of Tyre , and other Crusaders , make A
tomb 115.d as a ciwch IDOLATROUS USE OF HIGH PLACES . 141 equally
shrewd ...
That large village with white domes , a little farther south , is called Gâzzîyeli ,
which Maundrell spells Korie . William of Tyre , and other Crusaders , make A
tomb 115.d as a ciwch IDOLATROUS USE OF HIGH PLACES . 141 equally
shrewd ...
Page 168
... may be 200,000 , possibly half a million . It is interesting to notice how these
various populations are distributed over the country . Lebanon has about
400,000 inhabitants , gathered into more than six hundred towns , villages , and
hamlets .
... may be 200,000 , possibly half a million . It is interesting to notice how these
various populations are distributed over the country . Lebanon has about
400,000 inhabitants , gathered into more than six hundred towns , villages , and
hamlets .
Page 170
Of course it is better for them to reside on the hills , ils you see they do , in those
prettily - posted villages on the mountain ... A weather - beaten , sily sheikh of the
village , told me that Zare was the grandson of Joshua ( on whom be peace ) .
Of course it is better for them to reside on the hills , ils you see they do , in those
prettily - posted villages on the mountain ... A weather - beaten , sily sheikh of the
village , told me that Zare was the grandson of Joshua ( on whom be peace ) .
Page 177
The old Sheikh , therefore , seems to have at least two heads ; and this may be
the reason why the name is sometimes plural , or dual , in the poetic books of the
Bible . Who can realize that yon insignificant village is Tyre , the city that said , “ I
...
The old Sheikh , therefore , seems to have at least two heads ; and this may be
the reason why the name is sometimes plural , or dual , in the poetic books of the
Bible . Who can realize that yon insignificant village is Tyre , the city that said , “ I
...
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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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