A Journey to Damascus Through Egypt, Nubia, Arabia Petræa, Palestine, and Syria, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1847 |
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Page 85
... we have passed , and some caves which serve as dwellings for the shepherds . June 12th . We arrived at Daharieh , and found our tents pitched under some olive- trees near the town , which is a miserable heap TO DAMASCUS . 85.
... we have passed , and some caves which serve as dwellings for the shepherds . June 12th . We arrived at Daharieh , and found our tents pitched under some olive- trees near the town , which is a miserable heap TO DAMASCUS . 85.
Page 86
... olive - trees , with some hedges of the cactus . Here a portion of the harvest was being gathered in , and the people were busy threshing the grain , as it came from the reaping . There were also plenty of oxen to be seen here , the ...
... olive - trees , with some hedges of the cactus . Here a portion of the harvest was being gathered in , and the people were busy threshing the grain , as it came from the reaping . There were also plenty of oxen to be seen here , the ...
Page 88
... olive , and the fig - tree have given place to the natural wood of the region . This district must have been thickly popu- lated , and bears the signs of cultivation as high as the summits of the rocks . But these fields are now left to ...
... olive , and the fig - tree have given place to the natural wood of the region . This district must have been thickly popu- lated , and bears the signs of cultivation as high as the summits of the rocks . But these fields are now left to ...
Page 89
... olives of very respect- able antiquity . Near us were a body of Turkish soldiers reposing under the shade of the trees . They were better dressed than the Egyptians , having very tight trousers for Mussulmen , and were it not for their ...
... olives of very respect- able antiquity . Near us were a body of Turkish soldiers reposing under the shade of the trees . They were better dressed than the Egyptians , having very tight trousers for Mussulmen , and were it not for their ...
Page 91
... olive grounds , gardens of figs and pomegranates , and fruit of various kinds . Each hill round which the traveller winds , is encircled by tiers of terraces partly made in the native rock to support the soil , partly with old remains ...
... olive grounds , gardens of figs and pomegranates , and fruit of various kinds . Each hill round which the traveller winds , is encircled by tiers of terraces partly made in the native rock to support the soil , partly with old remains ...
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Page 135 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter ; for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
Page 309 - OVERLAND JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, DURING THE YEARS 1841 AND 1842, BY SIR GEORGE SIMPSON, GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY'S TERRITORIES. In one very neat crown octavo volume, rich extra crimson cloth, or in two parts, paper, price 75 cents each.
Page 309 - It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest, which industry and research could collect. We have derived much entertainment and instruction from the work.
Page 136 - For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for My people and for My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted My land.
Page 135 - And they have built the high places of tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which J commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.