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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Page 31
... enter by them , it is not far - fetched or unnatural to speak of the gates of death . And who has not felt the solemn admonition , " Strive to enter in at the strait gate , ” and trembled lest he should be swept along by the thoughtless ...
... enter by them , it is not far - fetched or unnatural to speak of the gates of death . And who has not felt the solemn admonition , " Strive to enter in at the strait gate , ” and trembled lest he should be swept along by the thoughtless ...
Page 32
... enter , that gates have the same kind of names now as in an- cient times , generally derived from some accidental circumstance connected with them . One is Bab es Seraih , because the gov- ernor's palace is near it . One is Bab el Bahr ...
... enter , that gates have the same kind of names now as in an- cient times , generally derived from some accidental circumstance connected with them . One is Bab es Seraih , because the gov- ernor's palace is near it . One is Bab el Bahr ...
Page 38
... enter into any long discussion , his- torical or critical , to show how , and to what extent , our spiritual vocabulary has been derived from Palestine . Instead of this , we will select a few examples , taken from the poetry of the ...
... enter into any long discussion , his- torical or critical , to show how , and to what extent , our spiritual vocabulary has been derived from Palestine . Instead of this , we will select a few examples , taken from the poetry of the ...
Page 45
... enter- prise impossible in these days . And since there are no great en- gineering obstacles to overcome between Jaffa and Jerusalem , a railroad could soon be built , were there any adequate demand for it , or travel and traffic to ...
... enter- prise impossible in these days . And since there are no great en- gineering obstacles to overcome between Jaffa and Jerusalem , a railroad could soon be built , were there any adequate demand for it , or travel and traffic to ...
Page 63
... entered . In the neighborhood of the Kŭsr are large fountains , now called el Mîamâs , the water of which was collected in a large pool , and then carried by an aqueduct to Cæsarea - but which , of course , is now broken . There seem to ...
... entered . In the neighborhood of the Kŭsr are large fountains , now called el Mîamâs , the water of which was collected in a large pool , and then carried by an aqueduct to Cæsarea - but which , of course , is now broken . There seem to ...
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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