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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... valley of Jericho , the city of palm - trees , unto Zoar . " 1 Nor need Palestine . there have been any miracle in the matter . Though an hundred and twenty From Lebanon . years old , " his eye was not dim , nor his natural force abated ...
... valley of Jericho , the city of palm - trees , unto Zoar . " 1 Nor need Palestine . there have been any miracle in the matter . Though an hundred and twenty From Lebanon . years old , " his eye was not dim , nor his natural force abated ...
Page 45
... valley is the second cave . It runs under the mountain in a straight line for eighty paces , and then descends into an abyss of water . Several smaller aisles lead in different directions down to the same abyss . On the west side of the ...
... valley is the second cave . It runs under the mountain in a straight line for eighty paces , and then descends into an abyss of water . Several smaller aisles lead in different directions down to the same abyss . On the west side of the ...
Page 77
... valley shall be exalted , and every mountain and hill shall be made low , and the crooked shall be made straight , and the rough places plain . " 3 The exhortation to gather out the stones is peculiarly appropriate . These farmers do ...
... valley shall be exalted , and every mountain and hill shall be made low , and the crooked shall be made straight , and the rough places plain . " 3 The exhortation to gather out the stones is peculiarly appropriate . These farmers do ...
Page 172
... valley between the two Lebanons is some- where about Lebweh , but the farthest permanent source of the Litany is the copious ' Ain es Sultan at Baalbek . Even this is entirely used up during the season of irrigation , and not a drop of ...
... valley between the two Lebanons is some- where about Lebweh , but the farthest permanent source of the Litany is the copious ' Ain es Sultan at Baalbek . Even this is entirely used up during the season of irrigation , and not a drop of ...
Page 219
... valley of the Jordan , which is here just below us . No doubt this late ploughing and sowing suggested the terms of the prophecy , and gave an air of verisimilitude to it . So , also , the next clause in this 13th verse , " The treader ...
... valley of the Jordan , which is here just below us . No doubt this late ploughing and sowing suggested the terms of the prophecy , and gave an air of verisimilitude to it . So , also , the next clause in this 13th verse , " The treader ...
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