Travels in Palestine, Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead, East of the River Jordan: Including a Visit to the Cities of Geraza and Gamala, in the DecapolisLongman, 1821 - 553 pages |
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... Josephus ; and will illustrate , better than any written description , the changes which have taken place in the site of this city . The plan of the present aspect of the country , and the chief po- sitions around the modern Jerusalem ...
... Josephus ; and will illustrate , better than any written description , the changes which have taken place in the site of this city . The plan of the present aspect of the country , and the chief po- sitions around the modern Jerusalem ...
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... Josephus , the insular situation of Tyre is une- quivocally expressed , when he says , " But do thou take care to ... Josephus , Antiq . Jud . 1. 8. c . 2. 7. Mr. Volney accuses Josephus of being mis- taken in this particular of its ...
... Josephus , the insular situation of Tyre is une- quivocally expressed , when he says , " But do thou take care to ... Josephus , Antiq . Jud . 1. 8. c . 2. 7. Mr. Volney accuses Josephus of being mis- taken in this particular of its ...
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... Josephus hesitated in his decision , more particularly as he found that the accurate Reland , who had laboured with so much diligence towards illustrating the geography of Palestine and Phoenicia , was not able to clear up this ...
... Josephus hesitated in his decision , more particularly as he found that the accurate Reland , who had laboured with so much diligence towards illustrating the geography of Palestine and Phoenicia , was not able to clear up this ...
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... of the loftiness and beauty of the buildings there . Josephus , in describing the city of Zebulon as of admirable beauty , says it the older city , whether seated on the island or 42 STAY AT SOOR , THE ANCIENT TYRUS .
... of the loftiness and beauty of the buildings there . Josephus , in describing the city of Zebulon as of admirable beauty , says it the older city , whether seated on the island or 42 STAY AT SOOR , THE ANCIENT TYRUS .
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... Josephus as being the northern mountain - boundary of Ptolemais or Acre , and distant from it a hundred furlongs , to which this nearly corresponds . See Josephus's Jewish War , b . ii . c . 10. s . 2. This range was erroneously taken ...
... Josephus as being the northern mountain - boundary of Ptolemais or Acre , and distant from it a hundred furlongs , to which this nearly corresponds . See Josephus's Jewish War , b . ii . c . 10. s . 2. This range was erroneously taken ...
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