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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Page 58
... distance , however , would take us to the next khân - Ghufer en Naamy ; and there was an ancient tower near it . Mark Antony spent some time at a fort THE RIVER DAMUR . 59 69 V. between Beirut and 58 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
... distance , however , would take us to the next khân - Ghufer en Naamy ; and there was an ancient tower near it . Mark Antony spent some time at a fort THE RIVER DAMUR . 59 69 V. between Beirut and 58 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
Page 71
... distance is not great , and the connection by trade is natural and uninterrupted to this day . It is not forced , therefore , to connect Tarsus and the Greek islands together , as is frequently done in the Bible . Doubtless the first ...
... distance is not great , and the connection by trade is natural and uninterrupted to this day . It is not forced , therefore , to connect Tarsus and the Greek islands together , as is frequently done in the Bible . Doubtless the first ...
Page 83
... . He received this large return the same year in which he sowed the seed . In our country — at least when I was a farmer - the seed is sown one year and the har- 1 Gen. xxvi . 12 . root . PART I. Sowing in tears . Distance of fields from.
... . He received this large return the same year in which he sowed the seed . In our country — at least when I was a farmer - the seed is sown one year and the har- 1 Gen. xxvi . 12 . root . PART I. Sowing in tears . Distance of fields from.
Page 86
... distance from that nest of abominations . While we satisfy the demands of hunger , I will give you a chapter from my book of experiences touching this inn . Several years ago I spent a night there . It was the 3d of December , too , and ...
... distance from that nest of abominations . While we satisfy the demands of hunger , I will give you a chapter from my book of experiences touching this inn . Several years ago I spent a night there . It was the 3d of December , too , and ...
Page 100
... distance of not more than twenty miles and not one of them ever had a harbour . When spring opens , they launch their ships , rig up and re - pitch them , and prosecute their business until the next winter , when they again dismantle ...
... distance of not more than twenty miles and not one of them ever had a harbour . When spring opens , they launch their ships , rig up and re - pitch them , and prosecute their business until the next winter , when they again dismantle ...
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