The Giant Cities of Bashan: And Syria's Holy PlacesT. Nelson, 1865 - 371 pages |
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ancient Arab Argob banks Bashan beautiful Bedawîn Beth-gamul Beth-horon Beth-shemesh Bible border Bozrah Cæsarea Carmel castle Christian church cliffs columns Damascus deep desert desolate distance door Druses east eastern Edrei feet flocks foliage gate glen Greek groves Hamath Hazar-enan heaps Hermon hewn hill holy horses houses inhabitants Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jewish Jordan Kedesh Kenath Kerioth Kidron Kings land Lebanon Lejah looked Lord massive Michmash miles Moab mosque Mount mountain Naphtali noble northern olive Olivet palaces Palestine pass Philistines Phoenicia plain prophet ravine Rephaim Riblah rich ridge road rock rocky rode Roman round rubbish rugged ruins sacred Salcah scene sepulchre sheikh Shunem side Sisera southern spot stones stood strange streets summit Syria Tabor temple tents terraced thee thou tombs towers town trees tribes unto valley village vineyards walls wandering whole wild words Zedad Zion
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