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Page 7
The substructures are very solid and of great antiquity ; the stones , many of them
ten feet in length , are bevelled , with rough surfaces . Over the height of thirty -
nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that
...
The substructures are very solid and of great antiquity ; the stones , many of them
ten feet in length , are bevelled , with rough surfaces . Over the height of thirty -
nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that
...
Page 8
It is the Stone of Unction , on which it is said the body of our Lord was laid from
anointing when taken from the Cross . Notwithstanding the fact that the stube has
often been changed , that it belonged at one time to the Copts , at another to the ...
It is the Stone of Unction , on which it is said the body of our Lord was laid from
anointing when taken from the Cross . Notwithstanding the fact that the stube has
often been changed , that it belonged at one time to the Copts , at another to the ...
Page 17
On the floor of the cavern is a slab of stone covering the Well of Spirits , from
whence , on the Day of Judgment , all souls will be brought up , to appear before
the throne of God , which will be planted upon the rock . In the mosque are shown
...
On the floor of the cavern is a slab of stone covering the Well of Spirits , from
whence , on the Day of Judgment , all souls will be brought up , to appear before
the throne of God , which will be planted upon the rock . In the mosque are shown
...
Page 4
... and only a few courses of its stone belong to the wall of an ancient date .
Anund the walls are thirty - four towers , and in the walls are seven gates , five
open and two closed — the former are the Jaffa CITIES OF THE WORLD . (
Jerusalem.
... and only a few courses of its stone belong to the wall of an ancient date .
Anund the walls are thirty - four towers , and in the walls are seven gates , five
open and two closed — the former are the Jaffa CITIES OF THE WORLD . (
Jerusalem.
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un quarter of the city , in a narrow crooked street called Palmer Street , * * ' . , f the
Holy Sepulchre . A few rough stone steps lead down to a large con . , mind with
yellowish slabs of stone ; and the sight which meets the - # r . ' , ow of any great ...
un quarter of the city , in a narrow crooked street called Palmer Street , * * ' . , f the
Holy Sepulchre . A few rough stone steps lead down to a large con . , mind with
yellowish slabs of stone ; and the sight which meets the - # r . ' , ow of any great ...
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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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