The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of The Holy LandT. Nelson & Sons, 1877 - 718 pages |
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... David , Absalom's Tomb , Tombs of the Kings , ... ... opposite 614 opposite 624 630 633 636 Terebinth , 268 Tombs of the Judges , 637 Pigeon - house , 269 Pool of Siloam , 655 ... Turtle - dove , 270 The Kanun , 684 Ring - dove , 271 ...
... David , Absalom's Tomb , Tombs of the Kings , ... ... opposite 614 opposite 624 630 633 636 Terebinth , 268 Tombs of the Judges , 637 Pigeon - house , 269 Pool of Siloam , 655 ... Turtle - dove , 270 The Kanun , 684 Ring - dove , 271 ...
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... David says , " 3 Cer- " He destroyed their vines with hail , and their sycamores with frost . " tainly , a frost keen enough to kill the sycamore would be one of the greatest " wonders " that could happen at the present day in this same ...
... David says , " 3 Cer- " He destroyed their vines with hail , and their sycamores with frost . " tainly , a frost keen enough to kill the sycamore would be one of the greatest " wonders " that could happen at the present day in this same ...
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... David went and wept ; " and , as he went , thus he said , O my son Absalom ! my son , my son Absalom ! would to God I had died for thee , O Absalom ! my son , my son ! " 4 It is not difficult to comprehend why public proclamations were ...
... David went and wept ; " and , as he went , thus he said , O my son Absalom ! my son , my son Absalom ! would to God I had died for thee , O Absalom ! my son , my son ! " 4 It is not difficult to comprehend why public proclamations were ...
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... David took exceeding much brass , was Beirût , though that city seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have ...
... David took exceeding much brass , was Beirût , though that city seems to have been situated to the east or south - east of Hamath ; still , since Hadadezer was either king of Damascus , or in close alliance with it , Berothai may have ...
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... David might have been saved from a long series of dismal crimes , and Israel from dreadful calamity . roof . True ; but then the roof of David's palace was probably so high that he could King look directly down into the courts of the ...
... David might have been saved from a long series of dismal crimes , and Israel from dreadful calamity . roof . True ; but then the roof of David's palace was probably so high that he could King look directly down into the courts of the ...
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Abraham Acre allusions ancient appear Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Bedawîn Beirût Beit Beth-horon Bethsaida Bible built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel castle cave CHAPTER church cisterns columns custom David Dead Sea deep descended desert doubt east Egypt En-rogel entire Esdraelon fact flocks gate Gaza Gennesaret Gerar Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron hills Holy hour Hûleh inhabitants Israel Jacob Jaffa Jaulan Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kenites king lake land Lebanon Lord Lydd mentioned miles Moses Moslems mountains never night north-west Palestine pass Philistines plain pools prophet Ramleh remarkable ride river road rock round ruins sacred says scene seen sepulchres sheikh shore side Sidon Solomon south-east stone suppose Syria Tell Temple tent terebinth thing thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs towers travellers trees tribes Tyre unto valley vast village Wady wall whole wild wind Zion