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The fragment consists of immense stones projecting from the wall , measuring from twenty to twenty - four feet each in length . The distance from here to the hill - side of Zion is three hundred and fifty feet , and that must have been ...
The fragment consists of immense stones projecting from the wall , measuring from twenty to twenty - four feet each in length . The distance from here to the hill - side of Zion is three hundred and fifty feet , and that must have been ...
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At the junction of the valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat we are close to a spring called Job's Well , one hundred and twenty - three feet deep , and lined with mas water of which is noted for its purity and excellence .
At the junction of the valleys of Hinnom and Jehoshaphat we are close to a spring called Job's Well , one hundred and twenty - three feet deep , and lined with mas water of which is noted for its purity and excellence .
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The distance from here to the hill - side of Zion is three hundred and fifty feet , and that must have been the length of the ancient bridge . It is in the Tyropæon valley , which cleaves the ...
The distance from here to the hill - side of Zion is three hundred and fifty feet , and that must have been the length of the ancient bridge . It is in the Tyropæon valley , which cleaves the ...
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9 ) —a large reservoir one hundred and seventy yards long and seventy wide , varying in depth from thirty - five to forty - one feet . It probably dates from the time of Hezekiah ; a tradition identifies it as the pool in which David ...
9 ) —a large reservoir one hundred and seventy yards long and seventy wide , varying in depth from thirty - five to forty - one feet . It probably dates from the time of Hezekiah ; a tradition identifies it as the pool in which David ...
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From the Pool of Siloam a rocky channel , zigzagging for five hundred and eightysix yards , leads to the Fountain of the Virgin . In this channel or passage Captain Warren found another passage expanding into a vaulted chamber about ...
From the Pool of Siloam a rocky channel , zigzagging for five hundred and eightysix yards , leads to the Fountain of the Virgin . In this channel or passage Captain Warren found another passage expanding into a vaulted chamber about ...
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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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