A Survey of the Holy Land: Its Geography, History, and DestinyBinns and Goodwin, 1845 - 575 pages |
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Page 202
... marble columns , capitals , cornices , & c . - the fragments and mementoes of its former magnificence . At Ashdod was the far - famed temple of the god Dagon , which fell before the ark of Jehovah ( 1 Sam . v . 2 ) ; and here Philip the ...
... marble columns , capitals , cornices , & c . - the fragments and mementoes of its former magnificence . At Ashdod was the far - famed temple of the god Dagon , which fell before the ark of Jehovah ( 1 Sam . v . 2 ) ; and here Philip the ...
Page 208
... marble star , corresponding , as the monks say , to the point of the heavens where the miraculous meteor became stationary , and directly over the spot where the Saviour was born in the subterra- nean church below . A flight of fifteen ...
... marble star , corresponding , as the monks say , to the point of the heavens where the miraculous meteor became stationary , and directly over the spot where the Saviour was born in the subterra- nean church below . A flight of fifteen ...
Page 209
... marble , raised about a foot and a - half above the floor , and hollowed out in the form of a manger . Before it is the altar of the Magi . The chapel is illu- minated by thirty - two lamps , presented by different princes of ...
... marble , raised about a foot and a - half above the floor , and hollowed out in the form of a manger . Before it is the altar of the Magi . The chapel is illu- minated by thirty - two lamps , presented by different princes of ...
Page 217
... marble , sunk in the sea to the depth of twenty fathoms , on which works were erected . Some- thing like a correct idea of this artificial harbour may be formed by comparing it , in its plan and purpose , with the celebrated Breakwater ...
... marble , sunk in the sea to the depth of twenty fathoms , on which works were erected . Some- thing like a correct idea of this artificial harbour may be formed by comparing it , in its plan and purpose , with the celebrated Breakwater ...
Page 218
... marble and porphyry fragments , and heaps of architectural rub- bish . The whole surrounding country , on the side of the land , is now a sandy desert ; and , on the side of the sea , the waves wash the ruins of the moles , towers , and ...
... marble and porphyry fragments , and heaps of architectural rub- bish . The whole surrounding country , on the side of the land , is now a sandy desert ; and , on the side of the sea , the waves wash the ruins of the moles , towers , and ...
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Page 486 - So I prophesied, as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Page 67 - A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth: The land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: Yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 466 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from...
Page 484 - The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, • And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
Page 472 - And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Page 473 - I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth...
Page 492 - Well ; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded but fear : For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in His goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Page 486 - Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, for Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
Page 485 - Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Page 476 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; but, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them ; and they shall dwell in their own land.