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 Decapolis, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822 |
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... reached as far as the north quarter of the city , and the tower Psephinus ; and then was so far extended , till it came over against the monuments of Helena ; which Helena was Queen of Adiabene , the daughter of Izates . It then ...
... reached as far as the north quarter of the city , and the tower Psephinus ; and then was so far extended , till it came over against the monuments of Helena ; which Helena was Queen of Adiabene , the daughter of Izates . It then ...
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... reached an encampment of the tribe of Arabs to which our guides belonged . There were only six small tents of coarse hair - cloth , and in each of them not more than half - a - dozen per- sons . The Arabs of this tribe , extending their ...
... reached an encampment of the tribe of Arabs to which our guides belonged . There were only six small tents of coarse hair - cloth , and in each of them not more than half - a - dozen per- sons . The Arabs of this tribe , extending their ...
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... reached the village of Rihhah . As we rode through this , we perceived it to be a settlement of about fifty dwellings , all very mean in their appearance , and every one fenced in front with thorny bushes , while a barrier of 70 FROM ...
... reached the village of Rihhah . As we rode through this , we perceived it to be a settlement of about fifty dwellings , all very mean in their appearance , and every one fenced in front with thorny bushes , while a barrier of 70 FROM ...
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... reached a small encampment of Arabs , who had pitched their tents in a most luxuriant dell , where their flocks fed on the young buds of spring , and where they obtained for themselves an abundant supply of wood and water . Near to this ...
... reached a small encampment of Arabs , who had pitched their tents in a most luxuriant dell , where their flocks fed on the young buds of spring , and where they obtained for themselves an abundant supply of wood and water . Near to this ...
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... reaching its summit , came again on a beautiful plain , of an elevated level , and still covered with a very rich soil . We had now quitted the land of Sihon , king of the Amorites , and entered into that of Og , the king of Bashan ...
... reaching its summit , came again on a beautiful plain , of an elevated level , and still covered with a very rich soil . We had now quitted the land of Sihon , king of the Amorites , and entered into that of Og , the king of Bashan ...
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Page 290 - Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Page 265 - Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Page 38 - Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day ; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Page 338 - And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. 20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him : and all men did marvel.
Page 79 - And the devil said unto him. All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Page 23 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter ; for they shall bury in tophet till there be no place.
Page 398 - 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 349 - And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shall be brought down to hell : for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Page 65 - In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho : he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
Page 397 - And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria...