The Land and the Book: Or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land, Volume 1T. Nelson, 1881 |
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... Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac . He could also furnish the necessary capacity to accomplish the end intended . It is idle , and worse , cowardly , to withhold our faith in a Bible miracle until we can find or invent some way in which ...
... Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac . He could also furnish the necessary capacity to accomplish the end intended . It is idle , and worse , cowardly , to withhold our faith in a Bible miracle until we can find or invent some way in which ...
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... Abraham , and Nebuchadnezzar with as much propriety as Daniel . And the same is wonderfully true at the present day . A hard old Druse of Lebanon would edify a Pay- son or a Martyn . Indeed , there is nothing in which modern cus- tom ...
... Abraham , and Nebuchadnezzar with as much propriety as Daniel . And the same is wonderfully true at the present day . A hard old Druse of Lebanon would edify a Pay- son or a Martyn . Indeed , there is nothing in which modern cus- tom ...
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... Abraham himself never set foot on one - tenth of this territory , and Moses only got a bird's - eye view of it — not a bad one , though , if the day was as intensely clear as this . One seems to look quite to the bottom of heaven's ...
... Abraham himself never set foot on one - tenth of this territory , and Moses only got a bird's - eye view of it — not a bad one , though , if the day was as intensely clear as this . One seems to look quite to the bottom of heaven's ...
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... Abraham completed the contract for the cave of Machpelah , in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that went in at the gate of the city . " It was at the same place that Hamor and Shechem negotiated that fatal treaty with ...
... Abraham completed the contract for the cave of Machpelah , in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that went in at the gate of the city . " It was at the same place that Hamor and Shechem negotiated that fatal treaty with ...
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... Abraham's faithful steward , at the well near the city of Nahor , for many camels were kneeling around the troughs at the well . The women carry all the water , while the men lounge about , smoke , sip coffee , play with the mankalie or ...
... Abraham's faithful steward , at the well near the city of Nahor , for many camels were kneeling around the troughs at the well . The women carry all the water , while the men lounge about , smoke , sip coffee , play with the mankalie or ...
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Abimelech Abraham amongst ancient Antipatris appears aqueduct Arabs arch Ashdod Askelon Bedawîn Beit Jibrîn Beth-shemesh Bible Biblical bricks built Cæsarea called camels castle cave church cisterns Damascus Gate David Dead Sea deep desert east Egypt En-rogel entire Eshcol farther feet gardens Gate Gaza Gerar Gilgal Hajla Haram Hebrew Hebron Herod hill Holy City hundred inhabitants Isaac Israel Jaffa Jericho Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Judah king Lachish land Lieutenant Conder Lord Makkedah mentioned miles modern Moses mosk Moslem mountains Palestine pass patriarchs Philistines pilgrims plain pool present probably prophet Ramleh region ride ridge river road rock ruins sacred says scene seen Sepulchre Shephelah shore side south-east stone Sultân suppose Tell Temple thou tion tomb tower Tower of David travellers trees unto valley village Wady wall whole wilderness Yebna Zion