The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 34
... natural phenomena , it is unnecessary to say much . In spite of its fame - for it has excited the interest and curiosity of strangers for much more than three thousand years - sections of the shore are only slightly known . Most of the ...
... natural phenomena , it is unnecessary to say much . In spite of its fame - for it has excited the interest and curiosity of strangers for much more than three thousand years - sections of the shore are only slightly known . Most of the ...
Page 101
... natural for them to be there at certain hours of the day . In this respect the life of Jerusalem was like the life of most Mediterranean cities . It was a life spent as far as practicable in the open air . Houses were places of refuge ...
... natural for them to be there at certain hours of the day . In this respect the life of Jerusalem was like the life of most Mediterranean cities . It was a life spent as far as practicable in the open air . Houses were places of refuge ...
Page 111
... natural , accordingly , that he should prefer to reside there permanently . Of other public buildings we hear little or nothing . In ancient cities outside of Palestine there were several temples and accordingly several edifices ...
... natural , accordingly , that he should prefer to reside there permanently . Of other public buildings we hear little or nothing . In ancient cities outside of Palestine there were several temples and accordingly several edifices ...
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