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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... East of London 37 ° Meridian 1500 MILES East of London S E A Sarepta or Zarephath Sarafend Tyre Lalder of Tyre Alexandoschenge Ras en Nakura Sidono ( N. Sank Jane Mount Lebanon Jeb Rihan Leontes ( W.et - Teim ) Leontes Belfort Ijon Wiel ...
... East of London 37 ° Meridian 1500 MILES East of London S E A Sarepta or Zarephath Sarafend Tyre Lalder of Tyre Alexandoschenge Ras en Nakura Sidono ( N. Sank Jane Mount Lebanon Jeb Rihan Leontes ( W.et - Teim ) Leontes Belfort Ijon Wiel ...
Page 34
... east and north - east , rugged , steep , and lofty , shaded with pine forests , and dotted with villages , churches , and convents ; the wild gorge of the Dog River , with snowy Sunnîn beyond and above ; the sandy ridge of Brumanah ...
... east and north - east , rugged , steep , and lofty , shaded with pine forests , and dotted with villages , churches , and convents ; the wild gorge of the Dog River , with snowy Sunnîn beyond and above ; the sandy ridge of Brumanah ...
Page 71
... East I resided some time in Joppa , and the friends with whom I became acquainted traded largely with Tarsus . Ships , loaded with soap and Tarsus in other articles , were constantly departing from " Joppa " for " Tarshish , " as they ...
... East I resided some time in Joppa , and the friends with whom I became acquainted traded largely with Tarsus . Ships , loaded with soap and Tarsus in other articles , were constantly departing from " Joppa " for " Tarshish , " as they ...
Page 72
... East came spices , and ivory , and ebony , and apes , and peacocks , as we read in the accounts of the Jewish and Phoenician merchant navies . By the aid of this theory , we can reconcile the Biblical statements as to the time occupied ...
... East came spices , and ivory , and ebony , and apes , and peacocks , as we read in the accounts of the Jewish and Phoenician merchant navies . By the aid of this theory , we can reconcile the Biblical statements as to the time occupied ...
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... east to the little brook Kumly ; from thence southward it is not easy to trace it for some distance , but it kept along the terrace which rises above the general level of the plain , and bent round west to the sea , about twenty rods to ...
... east to the little brook Kumly ; from thence southward it is not easy to trace it for some distance , but it kept along the terrace which rises above the general level of the plain , and bent round west to the sea , about twenty rods to ...
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