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... and others taking the opposite view . The next important point of controversy is
that of historical evidence ; and it is agreed that there is no evidence whatever
that this site was held in reverence during the early centuries of the Christian era .
... and others taking the opposite view . The next important point of controversy is
that of historical evidence ; and it is agreed that there is no evidence whatever
that this site was held in reverence during the early centuries of the Christian era .
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A few steps to the west of the Sepulchre is the chapel of the Copts , held by them
ever since the sixteenth century , but very unpretentious in comparison with some
of the chapels of other sects . Hard by is the chapel of the Syrians , or Jacobites ...
A few steps to the west of the Sepulchre is the chapel of the Copts , held by them
ever since the sixteenth century , but very unpretentious in comparison with some
of the chapels of other sects . Hard by is the chapel of the Syrians , or Jacobites ...
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Saite sure the main futures of this remarkable spot , where , for centuries , no e
ine Juda Rua : in quite recent times — a spot which is second to hardly any were
we were still be buried secrets which , so soon as the prejudices is bei veitta
szent ...
Saite sure the main futures of this remarkable spot , where , for centuries , no e
ine Juda Rua : in quite recent times — a spot which is second to hardly any were
we were still be buried secrets which , so soon as the prejudices is bei veitta
szent ...
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Jerusalem is enclosed by a wall nearly forty feet high , irregular , and conformed
to the hills over which it passes , massive in appearance , but in reality very far
from substantial ; it was built in the sixteenth century , and only a few courses of
its ...
Jerusalem is enclosed by a wall nearly forty feet high , irregular , and conformed
to the hills over which it passes , massive in appearance , but in reality very far
from substantial ; it was built in the sixteenth century , and only a few courses of
its ...
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In this chapel , beside this slab , mass is said daily ; and bosre , day by day , and
century by century , pilgrims come to worship ; and no one , be his faith what it
may , can witness the scene of passionate excitement , or gaze upon that slab ...
In this chapel , beside this slab , mass is said daily ; and bosre , day by day , and
century by century , pilgrims come to worship ; and no one , be his faith what it
may , can witness the scene of passionate excitement , or gaze upon that slab ...
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| Title | Cities of the world, Volume 3 Cities of the world, Edwin Hodder |
| Author | Edwin Hodder |
| Published | 1881 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2006 |
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