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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... side , as a burnt offering to the gods of the winds . I had at first conceived that the object of this was chiefly to mark the direction which the smoke would take when free from the influence of those eddies always occasioned by the ...
... side , as a burnt offering to the gods of the winds . I had at first conceived that the object of this was chiefly to mark the direction which the smoke would take when free from the influence of those eddies always occasioned by the ...
Page 47
... side is broken down , showing only detached fragments of circular towers greatly dilapidated . These walls , both ... sides . A flight of steps leads up to it from without , and its whole appearance is much like that of the Saracenic ...
... side is broken down , showing only detached fragments of circular towers greatly dilapidated . These walls , both ... sides . A flight of steps leads up to it from without , and its whole appearance is much like that of the Saracenic ...
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... side in an easterly direction , we began soon to trace the remains of the ancient aqueduct by which Tyre was supplied with water from fountains to the south- east of it . From the centre of the isthmus we commanded a view of the bay and ...
... side in an easterly direction , we began soon to trace the remains of the ancient aqueduct by which Tyre was supplied with water from fountains to the south- east of it . From the centre of the isthmus we commanded a view of the bay and ...
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... side , we came to the foot of Ras - el - Abiad * , a promontory which derives its name from its lofty white cliffs , visible at a considerable dis- tance , and forming one of the prominent features of the coast , as we had observed on ...
... side , we came to the foot of Ras - el - Abiad * , a promontory which derives its name from its lofty white cliffs , visible at a considerable dis- tance , and forming one of the prominent features of the coast , as we had observed on ...
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... fix them rather on the south than on the north side of the cape , and at this place of Ain - el - Scande- * The fountain of Alexander . 1 roni , which would then reconcile the distance , I 2 JOURNEY FROM SOOR TO ACRE . 59.
... fix them rather on the south than on the north side of the cape , and at this place of Ain - el - Scande- * The fountain of Alexander . 1 roni , which would then reconcile the distance , I 2 JOURNEY FROM SOOR TO ACRE . 59.
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