Letters from Palestine: Description of a Tour Through Galilee and Judea. To which are Added Letters from EgyptBlack, Young & Young, 1822 |
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... River SID DAMASCUS Arhoy Hisbaya Don Caiffa Nazareth BOSTRA CALSAR Lisan Gaza SAMARIA Ramiericho JERUSALEM Bethlehem U ID E HEBRON Becoa 33 32 E G YP T SKETCH CH ARABIA of the EASTERN COAST of the Mediterranean . PETREA British Statute ...
... River SID DAMASCUS Arhoy Hisbaya Don Caiffa Nazareth BOSTRA CALSAR Lisan Gaza SAMARIA Ramiericho JERUSALEM Bethlehem U ID E HEBRON Becoa 33 32 E G YP T SKETCH CH ARABIA of the EASTERN COAST of the Mediterranean . PETREA British Statute ...
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... river called after Adonis . At certain seasons , the waters are tinged with a vermilion hue , arising from a stratum of red earth , particles of which are periodically washed by the violence of the rains into the current . The ...
... river called after Adonis . At certain seasons , the waters are tinged with a vermilion hue , arising from a stratum of red earth , particles of which are periodically washed by the violence of the rains into the current . The ...
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... river , we reached Jeune , a place now almost entirely neglected , though possessing an ex- tensive bay , and other conveniences for navigation . Here the Pachalic of Tripoli terminates , just at the entrance of the harbour , and the ...
... river , we reached Jeune , a place now almost entirely neglected , though possessing an ex- tensive bay , and other conveniences for navigation . Here the Pachalic of Tripoli terminates , just at the entrance of the harbour , and the ...
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... now much neglected , and out of repair . An hour's gentle riding from this place brought us to another river , the name of which our guides were totally unacquainted with , nor could I find it 4 LETTERS FROM PALESTINE .
... now much neglected , and out of repair . An hour's gentle riding from this place brought us to another river , the name of which our guides were totally unacquainted with , nor could I find it 4 LETTERS FROM PALESTINE .
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... river which the king of Israel discovered , and which gave him the idea of the undertaking . The aqueduct is now in great measure ruined , but its extent and direction may easily be traced . The surrounding country has an air of ...
... river which the king of Israel discovered , and which gave him the idea of the undertaking . The aqueduct is now in great measure ruined , but its extent and direction may easily be traced . The surrounding country has an air of ...
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