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... look of rugged grandeur and desolation such as is seldom met with . The valley is of nearly uniform breadth , about ten miles from brow to brow , expanding slightly at Tiberias and the Dead Sea , as if greater breadth had made some ...
... look of rugged grandeur and desolation such as is seldom met with . The valley is of nearly uniform breadth , about ten miles from brow to brow , expanding slightly at Tiberias and the Dead Sea , as if greater breadth had made some ...
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... look about , and enter into some of those peculiar pleasures which are to be enjoyed only in the Holy Land . Every hour's march will furnish him with subjects of thought connected with the Bible . Perhaps this will be , therefore , a ...
... look about , and enter into some of those peculiar pleasures which are to be enjoyed only in the Holy Land . Every hour's march will furnish him with subjects of thought connected with the Bible . Perhaps this will be , therefore , a ...
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... Look at the land which the man is ploughing . It has no hedge or fence ; a few heaps of stones mark out his boundary . I would guarantee to scatter all those stones in an hour , but I should bring down upon my head this crush- ing ...
... Look at the land which the man is ploughing . It has no hedge or fence ; a few heaps of stones mark out his boundary . I would guarantee to scatter all those stones in an hour , but I should bring down upon my head this crush- ing ...
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... look for in Iceland ; so desolate that one instinctively buttons up the coat as if it ought to be cold ; so desolate that one feels for weapons of defence , although not a sign of life is in view . " At the top of this first mountain of ...
... look for in Iceland ; so desolate that one instinctively buttons up the coat as if it ought to be cold ; so desolate that one feels for weapons of defence , although not a sign of life is in view . " At the top of this first mountain of ...
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... look at the south façade of the church , which is generally disap- pointing to travellers even though they have been long familiar with it from photographs . [ The best Time to Visit the church is early in the morning . It is generally ...
... look at the south façade of the church , which is generally disap- pointing to travellers even though they have been long familiar with it from photographs . [ The best Time to Visit the church is early in the morning . It is generally ...
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Ajalon altar Amorites ancient ascending Bazaar beautiful Beth-Horon Bethlehem Beyrout building built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel cave Chapel Christian Chron church columns cross Crusaders Damascus David DAY.-From Dead Sea descend east Egypt enter feet Frank Mountain Galilee gardens Gibeon Greek Haram Hebron Hermon Herod hill Holy Sepulchre Hotel interest Israel Jaffa Gate Jericho Jerusalem Jesus Jews Jordan Joshua journey Judæa Judah Khân Kidron Kings Kirjath-jearim lake land Lebanon Lord Lydda Mahomedan Mar Saba miles Moab Mosque Mount of Olives mountain Muslim Nazareth Neby Palestine passed Philistines pilgrims plain Pool prophet Ramleh river road rock Roman round route ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saul says scene Scripture seen Shunem side Solomon spot stands stones stood Street summit Syria Tabor Temple thou Tiberias Tomb tour tower town tradition traveller trees Tyre unto valley village wall wild Zion
Popular passages
Page 129 - And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Page 276 - Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow ; and much people of the city was with her.
Page 234 - And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Page 149 - And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them. Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him.
Page 389 - And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
Page 128 - Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold I bring him forth to you that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Page 302 - the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Page 254 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 226 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 309 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon. they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.