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 33
... whole . That I can readily believe ; and yet I am unwilling to pass away from Beirût without imprinting on memory's tablet a fairer , truer copy of her charming scenery than I have yet obtained . Follow me , then , to the terrace of our ...
... whole . That I can readily believe ; and yet I am unwilling to pass away from Beirût without imprinting on memory's tablet a fairer , truer copy of her charming scenery than I have yet obtained . Follow me , then , to the terrace of our ...
Page 57
... whole - a beautiful sight , with which may God refresh the eyes of every friend of mine . sand . But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of which rolls quite back to the gardens of Beirût ...
... whole - a beautiful sight , with which may God refresh the eyes of every friend of mine . sand . But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of which rolls quite back to the gardens of Beirût ...
Page 67
... whole country , from Egypt to Mount Taurus . 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 ...
... whole country , from Egypt to Mount Taurus . 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 ...
Page 69
... 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 ...
... 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
... 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 re- ference to birds unclean , since we can- not tell to what ones he refers . But a ...
... 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 re- ference to birds unclean , since we can- not tell to what ones he refers . But a ...
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