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... probably be the first Arabic word the traveller will hear on arriving in Palestine , and the last as he leaves it . The word simply means “ a gift , " but is applied generally to gratuity or fee , and is expected no less by the naked ...
... probably be the first Arabic word the traveller will hear on arriving in Palestine , and the last as he leaves it . The word simply means “ a gift , " but is applied generally to gratuity or fee , and is expected no less by the naked ...
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... probably the thyme tree of Rev. xviii . 12. Heath bushes , and the savin juniper bush ( Juniperus sabina ) are to be met with . Locusts and bees abound in this region . The undulating downs near Beersheba are devoid of trees and bushes ...
... probably the thyme tree of Rev. xviii . 12. Heath bushes , and the savin juniper bush ( Juniperus sabina ) are to be met with . Locusts and bees abound in this region . The undulating downs near Beersheba are devoid of trees and bushes ...
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Cook Thomas and son, ltd. Arabicus , probably the pheasant's - eye ( Adonis ) , ranunculus , and anemone ; a creeping plant used by the Arabs as a sub- stitute for tea , Paronychia argentea . There are no trees but a few oaks and ...
Cook Thomas and son, ltd. Arabicus , probably the pheasant's - eye ( Adonis ) , ranunculus , and anemone ; a creeping plant used by the Arabs as a sub- stitute for tea , Paronychia argentea . There are no trees but a few oaks and ...
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... probably produced the shittim - wood so much used by the Israelites ; while the Burning Bush of Moses seems to have been the wild acacia , Seneh or Senna . It is now very generally believed that the frequently- occurring Terebinth ...
... probably produced the shittim - wood so much used by the Israelites ; while the Burning Bush of Moses seems to have been the wild acacia , Seneh or Senna . It is now very generally believed that the frequently- occurring Terebinth ...
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... probably of Sara- cenic origin , being attributed to Solyman ( eighth century ) . It was a halting - place of the Crusaders , and it suffered in the wars between the Franks and Saladin . In the time of the French invasion Napoleon made ...
... probably of Sara- cenic origin , being attributed to Solyman ( eighth century ) . It was a halting - place of the Crusaders , and it suffered in the wars between the Franks and Saladin . In the time of the French invasion Napoleon made ...
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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.