The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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Page 146
... Wady Kefrah , below Jeba'ah . Beyond this , the aqueduct was led along frightful cliffs where goats can scarcely keep their feet , for more than a mile , and thence it followed the ridge of Kefr Milky , past the village , into the wady ...
... Wady Kefrah , below Jeba'ah . Beyond this , the aqueduct was led along frightful cliffs where goats can scarcely keep their feet , for more than a mile , and thence it followed the ridge of Kefr Milky , past the village , into the wady ...
Page 201
... wady on the east of Kanah , where the servants are expecting us . With our wanderings and explorations , the ride from Tyre has taken three hours , but it can easily be done in two . Though it is early in the afternoon , we shall spend ...
... wady on the east of Kanah , where the servants are expecting us . With our wanderings and explorations , the ride from Tyre has taken three hours , but it can easily be done in two . Though it is early in the afternoon , we shall spend ...
Page 207
... wady Shimaliyeh , and thence northward to the ruins of Em el ' Awamîd . In no other place will you find such perfect specimens of ancient oil - mills and Oil- presses , in a word , such a complete exhibition of what a large Phoenician ...
... wady Shimaliyeh , and thence northward to the ruins of Em el ' Awamîd . In no other place will you find such perfect specimens of ancient oil - mills and Oil- presses , in a word , such a complete exhibition of what a large Phoenician ...
Page 208
... wady Jelo , which enters and roads , the plain of Tyre nearly opposite the city . Our road lies in the bottom of this branch from the south - east , called wady Habis , and it is time we should de- scend into it and prosecute our ...
... wady Jelo , which enters and roads , the plain of Tyre nearly opposite the city . Our road lies in the bottom of this branch from the south - east , called wady Habis , and it is time we should de- scend into it and prosecute our ...
Page 232
... Wady et Teim , west of Rashaiet el Fokah , is the fine temple of Tilthatha , called Neby Sufah . Certainly no part of Syria was so given to idolatry as this region round the head - waters of the Jordan . These temples fronted the east ...
... Wady et Teim , west of Rashaiet el Fokah , is the fine temple of Tilthatha , called Neby Sufah . Certainly no part of Syria was so given to idolatry as this region round the head - waters of the Jordan . These temples fronted the east ...
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