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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... never tired . First impressions , corrected and improved by subsequent study and examination , are now reproduced for the eye of the public and the heart of the pious . In many departments of Biblical literature the student in Europe or ...
... never tired . First impressions , corrected and improved by subsequent study and examination , are now reproduced for the eye of the public and the heart of the pious . In many departments of Biblical literature the student in Europe or ...
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... never look without a shudder at this treacherous port , with its noisy surf tumbling over the rocks , as if on purpose to swallow up unfortunate boats . This is the true monster which has devoured many an Andromeda , for whose ...
... never look without a shudder at this treacherous port , with its noisy surf tumbling over the rocks , as if on purpose to swallow up unfortunate boats . This is the true monster which has devoured many an Andromeda , for whose ...
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... never before been in the Mediter- ranean , God could bring one to the exact spot needed as easily as he brought the ram to the place where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac . He could also furnish the necessary capacity to accomplish the ...
... never before been in the Mediter- ranean , God could bring one to the exact spot needed as easily as he brought the ram to the place where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac . He could also furnish the necessary capacity to accomplish the ...
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... never dream of training a castor - oil plant over a booth , or planting it for a shade , and they would have but small respect for any one who did . It is in no way adapted for that purpose , while thousands of arbors are covered with ...
... never dream of training a castor - oil plant over a booth , or planting it for a shade , and they would have but small respect for any one who did . It is in no way adapted for that purpose , while thousands of arbors are covered with ...
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... never lost the phraseology of the pure original theosophy . We are struck with this in all the Bible histories in which these people have occasion to speak of God and his attributes . The Canaanites . could talk as devoutly as Abraham ...
... never lost the phraseology of the pure original theosophy . We are struck with this in all the Bible histories in which these people have occasion to speak of God and his attributes . The Canaanites . could talk as devoutly as Abraham ...
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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