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 111
... feet long , forty wide , and twenty - five deep . The roof is sustained in the centre by a row of nine square columns . The cistern on the west end is nearly seventy - five feet square and twenty deep , and the roof is supported by a ...
... feet long , forty wide , and twenty - five deep . The roof is sustained in the centre by a row of nine square columns . The cistern on the west end is nearly seventy - five feet square and twenty deep , and the roof is supported by a ...
Page 112
... feet . In July of 1834 , after this tower had been rudely shaken by an earthquake , which cracked nearly all the houses in Ramleh , and threw down many , I ascended to see if it had been injured ; but it stood precisely as before , not ...
... feet . In July of 1834 , after this tower had been rudely shaken by an earthquake , which cracked nearly all the houses in Ramleh , and threw down many , I ascended to see if it had been injured ; but it stood precisely as before , not ...
Page 112
... feet , in breadth seventy - five feet . The interior consists of a nave and two aisles , with the principal and side apses , and with seven bays of clustered columns ; " and he adds , " it is the finest and best preserved church I have ...
... feet , in breadth seventy - five feet . The interior consists of a nave and two aisles , with the principal and side apses , and with seven bays of clustered columns ; " and he adds , " it is the finest and best preserved church I have ...
Page 117
... feet - be correct , one of two results seems inevitable : either this is not the true site , or the descriptions both in Maccabees and in Josephus are extravagant exaggerations . Lieutenant Conder states that indications of the seven ...
... feet - be correct , one of two results seems inevitable : either this is not the true site , or the descriptions both in Maccabees and in Josephus are extravagant exaggerations . Lieutenant Conder states that indications of the seven ...
Page 120
... feet long , 2 feet 6 inches high , and 3 feet 4 inches broad , through which one creeps into a second but smaller chamber , 9 feet 3 inches by 8 feet 1 inch , and 5 feet 5 inches high . In this , opposite the entrance , a single loculus ...
... feet long , 2 feet 6 inches high , and 3 feet 4 inches broad , through which one creeps into a second but smaller chamber , 9 feet 3 inches by 8 feet 1 inch , and 5 feet 5 inches high . In this , opposite the entrance , a single loculus ...
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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