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 59
... village five hours to the east , under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the mountain farther north unite with this at Jisr el Kâdy , on the road from Beirût to Deir el Kamar . Below this the river turns westward , and ...
... village five hours to the east , under the lofty ridge of Lebanon . Other streams from the mountain farther north unite with this at Jisr el Kâdy , on the road from Beirût to Deir el Kamar . Below this the river turns westward , and ...
Page 140
... village in its mouth , called , by some strange whim , Durb es Sîn , or " road to China , " to translate according to sound . That ruined temple on the promontory above is Munterah , commanding the noble prospect I spoke of the other ...
... village in its mouth , called , by some strange whim , Durb es Sîn , or " road to China , " to translate according to sound . That ruined temple on the promontory above is Munterah , commanding the noble prospect I spoke of the other ...
Page 141
... village has one or more ; and , besides these , every conspicuous hill - top has a willy or mazar , beneath a spreading oak , to which people pay High religious visits , and thither they go up to worship and to discharge vows . All ...
... village has one or more ; and , besides these , every conspicuous hill - top has a willy or mazar , beneath a spreading oak , to which people pay High religious visits , and thither they go up to worship and to discharge vows . All ...
Page 142
... village of Zifty . An ancient road continues due east past Deîr Zahrany and Tell Hubbush to the Jermuk , -a beautiful vale which leads down to the Litany , at the ford called Tamra , seven and a half hours from Sidon . The modern road ...
... village of Zifty . An ancient road continues due east past Deîr Zahrany and Tell Hubbush to the Jermuk , -a beautiful vale which leads down to the Litany , at the ford called Tamra , seven and a half hours from Sidon . The modern road ...
Page 146
... village , into the wady of the Sanîk , where it was joined by another aqueduct from Neb'a er Râhib , the source of that river . The two canals were taken thence down the river , but separately , one about fifteen feet above the other ...
... village , into the wady of the Sanîk , where it was joined by another aqueduct from Neb'a er Râhib , the source of that river . The two canals were taken thence down the river , but separately , one about fifteen feet above the other ...
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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