Palestine Or the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With a Map and Nine EngravingsPrinted & Pub. by J. & J. Harper, 1833 - 336 pages |
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... Tomb - Description of Chateaubriand - Holy Places in the City - On Mount Zion - Pool of Siloam - Fountain of the Virgin - Valley of Je- hoshaphat - Mount of Offence -- The Tombs of Zechariah , of Jehosha- phat , and of Absalom - Jewish ...
... Tomb - Description of Chateaubriand - Holy Places in the City - On Mount Zion - Pool of Siloam - Fountain of the Virgin - Valley of Je- hoshaphat - Mount of Offence -- The Tombs of Zechariah , of Jehosha- phat , and of Absalom - Jewish ...
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... Tomb of Virgin Mary - Grottoes on Mount of Olives - View of the City - Extent and Boundaries -- View of Bethany and Dead Sea - Bethlehem - Convent - Church of the Nativity de- scribed - Paintings - Music - Population of Bethlehem ...
... Tomb of Virgin Mary - Grottoes on Mount of Olives - View of the City - Extent and Boundaries -- View of Bethany and Dead Sea - Bethlehem - Convent - Church of the Nativity de- scribed - Paintings - Music - Population of Bethlehem ...
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... Tomb of Absalom ... Village of Bethany , and Dead Sea .... Subterranean Church of Bethlehem ....... River Jabbok , and Hills of Bashan . ..153 ..156 165 .169 ......... 215 Sea of Galilee , Town of Tiberias , and Baths of Emmaus ...
... Tomb of Absalom ... Village of Bethany , and Dead Sea .... Subterranean Church of Bethlehem ....... River Jabbok , and Hills of Bashan . ..153 ..156 165 .169 ......... 215 Sea of Galilee , Town of Tiberias , and Baths of Emmaus ...
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... tomb in which the body of his Redeemer was laid . To such a character no description could be too minute , no details could be too particular . Forgetful of the ravages inflicted on Jerusalem by the hand of the Romans , and by the more ...
... tomb in which the body of his Redeemer was laid . To such a character no description could be too minute , no details could be too particular . Forgetful of the ravages inflicted on Jerusalem by the hand of the Romans , and by the more ...
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... tomb of Jesus Christ with a magnificent church ; while his mother , the Empress Helena , repaired in person to Palestine , in order to give a proper efficacy to the zeal which animated the throne , and to assist in searching for the ...
... tomb of Jesus Christ with a magnificent church ; while his mother , the Empress Helena , repaired in person to Palestine , in order to give a proper efficacy to the zeal which animated the throne , and to assist in searching for the ...
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Acre altar ancient appear Arabs arms army Asphaltites authority beautiful Bethlehem Buckingham building called capital captivity celebrated Chateaubriand Christian church Clarke cross Crusaders Damietta Dead Sea descendants desert Divine Egypt enemies erected faith father feet Galilee grotto ground hand Hebrew hence Herod hill history of Palestine holy city Holy Land Holy Sepulchre hundred inhabitants inheritance interesting Israel Israelites Jaffa Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea king kingdom of Jerusalem lake Levites Lord Maundrell Moses Moslem mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains Mussulmans nations Nazareth observed Palestine period pilgrims pillars plain possession present princes prophet reader religion remarkable rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saracens says scene Shechem side spot stone sultan Syria temple thou thousand Tiberias tion tomb town traveller tribes Turks unto valley Vespasian village walls whole worship writers
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Page 100 - For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Page 221 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 179 - So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 82 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 63 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 103 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 100 - But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Page 68 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 100 - And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
Page 25 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat and barley, and vines, and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey.