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... stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of 20 [ Jerusalem . CITIES OF ...
... stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of 20 [ Jerusalem . CITIES OF ...
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... stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of 2 [ Jerusalem . CITIES OF THE ...
... stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of 2 [ Jerusalem . CITIES OF THE ...
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... stands the Church of the Holy Sepulchre . A few rough stone steps lead down to a large open court - yard , paved with yellowish slabs of stone ; and the sight which meets the eye , if the season be one of any great festival , is earions ...
... stands the Church of the Holy Sepulchre . A few rough stone steps lead down to a large open court - yard , paved with yellowish slabs of stone ; and the sight which meets the eye , if the season be one of any great festival , is earions ...
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... stands about four feet nine and a half inches above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is one of the ' missæ ' strata , and has a dip of 12 ° in a direction of 85 ° east of north . The surface of ...
... stands about four feet nine and a half inches above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is one of the ' missæ ' strata , and has a dip of 12 ° in a direction of 85 ° east of north . The surface of ...
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... stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson , is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned , on any hypothesis , to the area of the ...
... stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson , is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned , on any hypothesis , to the area of the ...
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