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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... thousand ; now they must be fifteen thou- sand at least , and commerce has increased at even a greater ratio . Several sources of prosperity account for the existence and rapid increase of Jaffa . It is the natural landing - place of ...
... thousand ; now they must be fifteen thou- sand at least , and commerce has increased at even a greater ratio . Several sources of prosperity account for the existence and rapid increase of Jaffa . It is the natural landing - place of ...
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... thousand that day . Indeed , no eye ever beheld a greater misfortune in the space of a single day ; from all which God snatched us by his grace ; to whom be honor and glory for- Amen . " ever . After making very large abatements from ...
... thousand that day . Indeed , no eye ever beheld a greater misfortune in the space of a single day ; from all which God snatched us by his grace ; to whom be honor and glory for- Amen . " ever . After making very large abatements from ...
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... thousands of arbors are covered with various creep- ers of the general gourd family . As to ancient translations , the Septuagint gives colocynth , which is a general species of gourd ; and the Vulgate , castor - bean . Augustin ...
... thousands of arbors are covered with various creep- ers of the general gourd family . As to ancient translations , the Septuagint gives colocynth , which is a general species of gourd ; and the Vulgate , castor - bean . Augustin ...
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... thousand years ago ; for if the " earth- en vessel " had been of much value , Moses would not have thus commanded its destruction , since it would have been impossible to enforce the order . To what does Isaiah allude in the fourteenth ...
... thousand years ago ; for if the " earth- en vessel " had been of much value , Moses would not have thus commanded its destruction , since it would have been impossible to enforce the order . To what does Isaiah allude in the fourteenth ...
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... abyss of poverty and wretch- edness . Every chord in the human harp has here been struck in turn by the great Performer , now evoking sweetest harmony , now crashing down its thousand strings in harshest discord . There.
... abyss of poverty and wretch- edness . Every chord in the human harp has here been struck in turn by the great Performer , now evoking sweetest harmony , now crashing down its thousand strings in harshest discord . There.
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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