The Rob Roy on the Jordan: A Canoe Cruise in Palestine, Egypt, and the Waters of DamascusJ. Murray, 1904 - 427 pages |
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The Rob Roy on the Jordan: A Canoe Cruise in Palestine and Egypt, and the ... John MacGregor No preview available - 2015 |
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Abana Abana River ancient Arab Ateibeh Banias bank Bashan beautiful Bethsaida Beyrout boat branch bridge Cairo called camp canal Canoe Club Capernaum channel colour compass course Damascus Damietta dark deep Delta desert dragoman east Egypt English feet fish floating Galilee Hany Harran Hasbany Hermon Hijaneh hills Hooleh horses hundred inches Ingleez Jordan Josephus journey lake land look luggage-boat Mansourah marsh Menzaleh miles morass mountain mouth mules never night Nile once paddle Palestine papyrus Pharpar plain pool Red Sea reeds river Rob Roy rocks round Royal Canoe Club ruins sail sand says Sea of Galilee seemed seen sheikh ship shore shouted side sight silent sketch soon source of Jordan stone strange stream Suez Syria tent Tiberias town travellers trees village voyage Wady waves wild wind word yards Zahleh Zoan
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Page 336 - And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
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Page 318 - So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
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