Narrative of a Mission of Inquiry to the Jews from the Church of Scotland in 1839Presbyterian board of publications, 1839 - 555 pages |
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Page 61
... entered again upon the pathless desert . We could not observe so much as one foot - print of man or beast upon the smooth sand . Soon we came upon the sea - shore , and rode along the margin , the waves washing the asses ' feet , while ...
... entered again upon the pathless desert . We could not observe so much as one foot - print of man or beast upon the smooth sand . Soon we came upon the sea - shore , and rode along the margin , the waves washing the asses ' feet , while ...
Page 90
... entering the desert . No one who has not wandered in arid regions , can imagine the delight which cold water gives to a thirsty soul.f Toward sunset , two of our number crossed the hills of sand which enclose El Arish , till we came to ...
... entering the desert . No one who has not wandered in arid regions , can imagine the delight which cold water gives to a thirsty soul.f Toward sunset , two of our number crossed the hills of sand which enclose El Arish , till we came to ...
Page 91
... Entering the Fort , we examined an old trough of very hard granite , quite covered with Arabic writing , well engraved . At midday , we went to the gate to enjoy the coolness . The arched roof affords a complete shade at all times , and ...
... Entering the Fort , we examined an old trough of very hard granite , quite covered with Arabic writing , well engraved . At midday , we went to the gate to enjoy the coolness . The arched roof affords a complete shade at all times , and ...
Page 93
... entering with joy the Land of Israel . The country was now very different from the desert . A range of low sand - hills lay between us and the sea- shore , ready to fulfil God's work of desolation on the land within ; but the valley ...
... entering with joy the Land of Israel . The country was now very different from the desert . A range of low sand - hills lay between us and the sea- shore , ready to fulfil God's work of desolation on the land within ; but the valley ...
Page 105
... entered upon the Grove of Olives , which is laid down in maps . The public road passed through it for about three miles . The trees appear to have been planted at regular distances , -handsome trees with pleasant shade , reminding the ...
... entered upon the Grove of Olives , which is laid down in maps . The public road passed through it for about three miles . The trees appear to have been planted at regular distances , -handsome trees with pleasant shade , reminding the ...
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Page 191 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 133 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 173 - Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Page 281 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Page 264 - In that day there shall be a fountain opened To the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem For sin and for uncleanness.
Page 262 - And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock . 5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea : for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD : and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Page 205 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 21 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee ; But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, Saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Page 401 - Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly : gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts : let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Page 213 - Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well.