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 33
The whole plain is a projection seaward from the general direction of the coast ,
and along the base of the hills it is so low as to appear like an island to one
sailing up from Sidon . The surface rises gradually from the south to the
immediate ...
The whole plain is a projection seaward from the general direction of the coast ,
and along the base of the hills it is so low as to appear like an island to one
sailing up from Sidon . The surface rises gradually from the south to the
immediate ...
Page 57
Each contributes something to the common wealth and welfare of the whole -- a
beantiful sight , with which may God refresh the eyes of every friend of mine . But
here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of ...
Each contributes something to the common wealth and welfare of the whole -- a
beantiful sight , with which may God refresh the eyes of every friend of mine . But
here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of ...
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This whole neighbourhood is now called Jîyeh . Jiyeh . What place is this to
which we are coming ? Neby Yûnas — the prophet Jonas - or , rather , bis tomb .
Neby Indeed ! That starts inquiries which I have long had on hand in reference to
...
This whole neighbourhood is now called Jîyeh . Jiyeh . What place is this to
which we are coming ? Neby Yûnas — the prophet Jonas - or , rather , bis tomb .
Neby Indeed ! That starts inquiries which I have long had on hand in reference to
...
Page 69
In a word , the whole affair was miraculous , and , as such , is taken out of the
category of difficulties . If a whale had never before been in the Mediterranean ,
God could bring one to the exact spot needed as easily as he brought the ram to
the ...
In a word , the whole affair was miraculous , and , as such , is taken out of the
category of difficulties . If a whale had never before been in the Mediterranean ,
God could bring one to the exact spot needed as easily as he brought the ram to
the ...
Page 77
The whole subject of Biblical ornitho . logy , however , is obscure , and the
prohibitions of Moses would now , in many cases , be of no practical avail in
reference to birds unclean , since we cannot tell to what ones he refers . But a
truce to birds ...
The whole subject of Biblical ornitho . logy , however , is obscure , and the
prohibitions of Moses would now , in many cases , be of no practical avail in
reference to birds unclean , since we cannot tell to what ones he refers . But a
truce to birds ...
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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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