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... ruins of the famed group of ruined temples , which still present features of great beauty and strength . 19TH DAY . A comparatively easy ride of about eight hours down the fertile valley of the Lebanon brings the traveller to a ...
... ruins of the famed group of ruined temples , which still present features of great beauty and strength . 19TH DAY . A comparatively easy ride of about eight hours down the fertile valley of the Lebanon brings the traveller to a ...
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... these moun- tains lies the valley of Coele - Syria , where stand the ruins of Ba'albek , and the ancient Palmyra . Here flow the Orontes and the Litâny . The Orontes passes by Antioch into 3 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES . 33.
... these moun- tains lies the valley of Coele - Syria , where stand the ruins of Ba'albek , and the ancient Palmyra . Here flow the Orontes and the Litâny . The Orontes passes by Antioch into 3 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES . 33.
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... ruin and neglect had passed over it . " Above all other countries in the world , " says Dean Stanley , " it is now a land of ruins . In Judea it is hardly an exag- geration to say that , while for miles and miles there is no appearance ...
... ruin and neglect had passed over it . " Above all other countries in the world , " says Dean Stanley , " it is now a land of ruins . In Judea it is hardly an exag- geration to say that , while for miles and miles there is no appearance ...
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... ruins we now see are of the most distant ages : Saracenic , Crusading , Roman , Grecian , Jewish , ex- tending perhaps even to the old Canaanitish remains before the arrival of Joshua . " The present inhabitants of Palestine are a ...
... ruins we now see are of the most distant ages : Saracenic , Crusading , Roman , Grecian , Jewish , ex- tending perhaps even to the old Canaanitish remains before the arrival of Joshua . " The present inhabitants of Palestine are a ...
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... ruins of this place , which was a Canaanitish royal city on the south- western border of Ephraim . The king of Gezer was defeated by Joshua ( Joshua x . 33 , xii . 12 ) . The city , with its suburbs , was given to the Kohathite Levites ...
... ruins of this place , which was a Canaanitish royal city on the south- western border of Ephraim . The king of Gezer was defeated by Joshua ( Joshua x . 33 , xii . 12 ) . The city , with its suburbs , was given to the Kohathite Levites ...
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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.