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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... present work , and embody , it is believed , all the most valuable results of recent geographical explorations in the Holy Land . The work is supplied with two copious and carefully- prepared indexes , one of texts , and the other of ...
... present work , and embody , it is believed , all the most valuable results of recent geographical explorations in the Holy Land . The work is supplied with two copious and carefully- prepared indexes , one of texts , and the other of ...
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... present day in this same field of Zoan . We shall not reach the city to - day if we stop at every tree and shrub that is strange , Oriental , or Biblical . Moslem prayers . Very likely . Here , for example , are the almond , the olive ...
... present day in this same field of Zoan . We shall not reach the city to - day if we stop at every tree and shrub that is strange , Oriental , or Biblical . Moslem prayers . Very likely . Here , for example , are the almond , the olive ...
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... present at all , are unveiled . Now , if these are original Jewish habits and practices , it is plain that the Christian Church , from the very first , established new customs in these respects . It is supposed that the men are required ...
... present at all , are unveiled . Now , if these are original Jewish habits and practices , it is plain that the Christian Church , from the very first , established new customs in these respects . It is supposed that the men are required ...
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... Present condition . Antiquities . January 25th . How is it that you never told me in any of your letters that Beriût is such a Beirat . beautiful place ? I did ; but you could not understand , and no wonder . Neither pen nor pencil can ...
... Present condition . Antiquities . January 25th . How is it that you never told me in any of your letters that Beriût is such a Beirat . beautiful place ? I did ; but you could not understand , and no wonder . Neither pen nor pencil can ...
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... present , which fails in dry weather , when it is most needed , or have been con- nected with the great canal which brought water from Lebanon to ancient Berytus . Are the existing remains of this ancient work extensive ? More so than ...
... present , which fails in dry weather , when it is most needed , or have been con- nected with the great canal which brought water from Lebanon to ancient Berytus . Are the existing remains of this ancient work extensive ? More so than ...
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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