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Page 30
... Close by , in the valley of the Kidron , is the Tomb of the Virgin , where , according to tradition , she was buried by the apostles , and where she lay until her " assumption . " The church is approached by a descending flight of forty ...
... Close by , in the valley of the Kidron , is the Tomb of the Virgin , where , according to tradition , she was buried by the apostles , and where she lay until her " assumption . " The church is approached by a descending flight of forty ...
Page 7
... Close by is the English church on the site of Herod's palace , a substantial and pretty building , and the interior simple and in good taste - a striking contrast to many of the other churches . Turning now into Christian Street , where ...
... Close by is the English church on the site of Herod's palace , a substantial and pretty building , and the interior simple and in good taste - a striking contrast to many of the other churches . Turning now into Christian Street , where ...
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... close together , and the Mohammedans regard them with great awe , as they decide a very important question . It is alleged that all who can pass between these pillars - and only those of medium size can d : so — are sure of a place in ...
... close together , and the Mohammedans regard them with great awe , as they decide a very important question . It is alleged that all who can pass between these pillars - and only those of medium size can d : so — are sure of a place in ...
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... Close by is the celebrated spring of the arch known as Robinson's Arch , which connected the Temple with the city of Zion by spanning the Tyropoon valley . The fragment consists of immense stones projecting from the wall , measuring ...
... Close by is the celebrated spring of the arch known as Robinson's Arch , which connected the Temple with the city of Zion by spanning the Tyropoon valley . The fragment consists of immense stones projecting from the wall , measuring ...
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... close by the miserable hovels of the Mirebins , or Moslems from the north - west of Africa . But in this court rises the cele- brated wall , fifty - two yards long and fifty - six in height , of massive stones - one being sixteen feet ...
... close by the miserable hovels of the Mirebins , or Moslems from the north - west of Africa . But in this court rises the cele- brated wall , fifty - two yards long and fifty - six in height , of massive stones - one being sixteen feet ...
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