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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... pass through his Border.— Purchase of Water with Money . - Washing with Sand . - Scarcity of Water in the Tîh and in Edom . — The Land where the Patriarchs dwelt . — Strange Coincidences in the Life of the Patriarchs at Gerar . - Royal ...
... pass through his Border.— Purchase of Water with Money . - Washing with Sand . - Scarcity of Water in the Tîh and in Edom . — The Land where the Patriarchs dwelt . — Strange Coincidences in the Life of the Patriarchs at Gerar . - Royal ...
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... pass your baggage through the Custom - house , and bring it out to our pleas- ant quarters in one of Jaffa's far - famed orange gardens . My first view of this Land of Promise has been gloomy and discouraging to the last degree . A long ...
... pass your baggage through the Custom - house , and bring it out to our pleas- ant quarters in one of Jaffa's far - famed orange gardens . My first view of this Land of Promise has been gloomy and discouraging to the last degree . A long ...
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... pass . Yes ; and if I had not pushed you suddenly into a recess , you would have had an awkward adventure with that string of loaded camels . My attention was attracted , for the moment , by a family of young pups , lying , with their ...
... pass . Yes ; and if I had not pushed you suddenly into a recess , you would have had an awkward adventure with that string of loaded camels . My attention was attracted , for the moment , by a family of young pups , lying , with their ...
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... pass over the top they discharge into a trough which conveys the water to the cistern . The length of these hawsers and the number of the buck- ets depend , of course , upon the depth of the well , for the buckets are fastened on the ...
... pass over the top they discharge into a trough which conveys the water to the cistern . The length of these hawsers and the number of the buck- ets depend , of course , upon the depth of the well , for the buckets are fastened on the ...
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... pass rapidly through this country with eyes that see not and hearts that cannot understand . Such had better remain away , since they learn nothing worth knowing in return for weary days , sleepless nights , and general discomfort . One ...
... pass rapidly through this country with eyes that see not and hearts that cannot understand . Such had better remain away , since they learn nothing worth knowing in return for weary days , sleepless nights , and general discomfort . One ...
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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