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 86
... columns , half - imbedded in rubbish , which any one who has a heart for it may examine . Those who built it probably designed to borrow solemnity and magnificence to aid their worship from this association with the handiworks of the ...
... columns , half - imbedded in rubbish , which any one who has a heart for it may examine . Those who built it probably designed to borrow solemnity and magnificence to aid their worship from this association with the handiworks of the ...
Page 109
... columns placed at regular intervals in the wall ; —this shows , of course , that it was not erected until after the columns had become part of Sidon's ancient ruins ; nevertheless , it is built of very heavy stones , having the ...
... columns placed at regular intervals in the wall ; —this shows , of course , that it was not erected until after the columns had become part of Sidon's ancient ruins ; nevertheless , it is built of very heavy stones , having the ...
Page 110
... columns with sledge - hammers for the same purpose . When I remonstrated with them , they replied that they had no other use for these columns , and that this had been the lime- quarry for all the region time out of mind . The whole ...
... columns with sledge - hammers for the same purpose . When I remonstrated with them , they replied that they had no other use for these columns , and that this had been the lime- quarry for all the region time out of mind . The whole ...
Page 140
... column the important fact that they mended this road . And this brings us to the little river Sanik , somewhat swollen by the heavy rains . I will tell you something about this river when we get settled in our tent this evening . In the ...
... column the important fact that they mended this road . And this brings us to the little river Sanik , somewhat swollen by the heavy rains . I will tell you something about this river when we get settled in our tent this evening . In the ...
Page 161
... columns , marble slabs , sarcophagi , and other relics of a flourishing and wealthy city . That dome , sur- mounting the tomb of Khudr Abu Abbas , is supposed by Dr. Robinson to be the successor of the Christian chapel built by the ...
... columns , marble slabs , sarcophagi , and other relics of a flourishing and wealthy city . That dome , sur- mounting the tomb of Khudr Abu Abbas , is supposed by Dr. Robinson to be the successor of the Christian chapel built by the ...
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Acre allusions ancient Arabs Baalbek Banias beautiful Bedawîn Beirût Beisan Beit Bethsaida Bible built Cæsarea called Capernaum Carmel castle cave CHAPTER cisterns columns custom David desert doubt east Egypt entire Esdraelon fact flocks gate Gaza Gennesaret Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron Hermon hills Holy hour Hûleh hundred feet inhabitants Israel Jacob Jaffa Jaulan Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Joshua Kenites king lake land Lebanon Lord Lydd mentioned miles Moses Moslems mountains Naphtali neighbourhood never night north-west olive Oriental Palestine pass Philistines plain probably prophet Ramleh region ride river road rock round ruins sacred says scene seen sepulchres sheikh shore side Sidon Sisera Solomon south-east stone suppose Syria Tell temple tent terebinth thing thou thousand Tiberias tion tombs travellers trees tribes Tyre unto valley vast village Wady wall whole wild wind Zion