The Land and the Book: Or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land, Volume 1T. Nelson, 1881 |
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Page 17
... follow them in their glib and heartless verbiage . The fact is , I suppose , that Oriental nations , although they sank into various forms of idolatry , never lost the phraseology of the pure original theosophy . We are struck with this ...
... follow them in their glib and heartless verbiage . The fact is , I suppose , that Oriental nations , although they sank into various forms of idolatry , never lost the phraseology of the pure original theosophy . We are struck with this ...
Page 32
... follow the same trade congregate in the same street ; and one is saddlers ' , the next black- smiths ' street , and so on to the end of the list . Here is the fountain which I promised to show you . With its hexagonal cupola and ...
... follow the same trade congregate in the same street ; and one is saddlers ' , the next black- smiths ' street , and so on to the end of the list . Here is the fountain which I promised to show you . With its hexagonal cupola and ...
Page 51
... follow this route , which is shorter , safer , and in- finitely easier than the one along the sea - shore . But my hero must have confounded the doings of his father with his own achieve- ments , for it is eighty years since Napoleon ...
... follow this route , which is shorter , safer , and in- finitely easier than the one along the sea - shore . But my hero must have confounded the doings of his father with his own achieve- ments , for it is eighty years since Napoleon ...
Page 64
... follow on the top of it quite to the western side of the marsh ; for , if I remember aright , there is not a broken arch in the entire line . Suspicious - looking streams soak their way through tall reeds and flags , all pouring their ...
... follow on the top of it quite to the western side of the marsh ; for , if I remember aright , there is not a broken arch in the entire line . Suspicious - looking streams soak their way through tall reeds and flags , all pouring their ...
Page 72
... follow the line of these lofty aqueducts- two in one - by which we shall obtain a better idea of the ancient suburbs , and likewise observe their great size . They were carried along parallel to the shore for about two miles , and ...
... follow the line of these lofty aqueducts- two in one - by which we shall obtain a better idea of the ancient suburbs , and likewise observe their great size . They were carried along parallel to the shore for about two miles , and ...
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Abimelech Abraham amongst ancient Antipatris appears aqueduct Arabs arch Ashdod Askelon Bedawîn Beit Jibrîn Beth-shemesh Bible Biblical bricks built Cæsarea called camels castle cave church cisterns Damascus Gate David Dead Sea deep desert east Egypt En-rogel entire Eshcol farther feet gardens Gate Gaza Gerar Gilgal Hajla Haram Hebrew Hebron Herod hill Holy City hundred inhabitants Isaac Israel Jaffa Jericho Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Judah king Lachish land Lieutenant Conder Lord Makkedah mentioned miles modern Moses mosk Moslem mountains Palestine pass patriarchs Philistines pilgrims plain pool present probably prophet Ramleh region ride ridge river road rock ruins sacred says scene seen Sepulchre Shephelah shore side south-east stone Sultân suppose Tell Temple thou tion tomb tower Tower of David travellers trees unto valley village Wady wall whole wilderness Yebna Zion