Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... Rock , bare , rugged , and unhewn . " The rock , " says Captain Wilson , " stands about four feet nine and a half inches above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is one of the missæ ' strata , and ...
... Rock , bare , rugged , and unhewn . " The rock , " says Captain Wilson , " stands about four feet nine and a half inches above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is one of the missæ ' strata , and ...
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... rock wanted to follow him , and started for that purpose , but the angel Gabriel held it down , and in doing so left the impress of his fingers , which may be seen to this day . They affirm that the rock is still suspended in the air ...
... rock wanted to follow him , and started for that purpose , but the angel Gabriel held it down , and in doing so left the impress of his fingers , which may be seen to this day . They affirm that the rock is still suspended in the air ...
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... ROCK . 17 it was " in the place where He was crucified " that there was the garden with the tomb in it newly made by ... rock stands , was in the time of our Lord within the circuit of the city wall . Of the numerous Mohammedan holy ...
... ROCK . 17 it was " in the place where He was crucified " that there was the garden with the tomb in it newly made by ... rock stands , was in the time of our Lord within the circuit of the city wall . Of the numerous Mohammedan holy ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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