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 57
... friend of mine . sand . But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of which rolls quite back to the gardens of Beirût . Geologists tell us that this sand has travelled long and far before it reached ...
... friend of mine . sand . But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this singular sea of sand , Sea of which rolls quite back to the gardens of Beirût . Geologists tell us that this sand has travelled long and far before it reached ...
Page 63
... friends in the world . We have in this simple incident the identical occasion for the precept , and its most literal fulfilment . Nor is this all . It is fair to infer , from the peculiar speci- fication made by Moses , that the people ...
... friends in the world . We have in this simple incident the identical occasion for the precept , and its most literal fulfilment . Nor is this all . It is fair to infer , from the peculiar speci- fication made by Moses , that the people ...
Page 71
... friends with whom I became acquainted traded largely with Tarsus . Ships , loaded with soap and Tarsus in other articles , were constantly departing from " Joppa " for " Tarshish , " as they appear to have done in the days of Jonah . I ...
... friends with whom I became acquainted traded largely with Tarsus . Ships , loaded with soap and Tarsus in other articles , were constantly departing from " Joppa " for " Tarshish , " as they appear to have done in the days of Jonah . I ...
Page 73
... friends , and come to fulfil them upon recovery , etc. etc. Do you imagine that these horns , that stand upon their foreheads like tent - poles for their veils , have any connection with those so often mentioned in the Bible ? No. These ...
... friends , and come to fulfil them upon recovery , etc. etc. Do you imagine that these horns , that stand upon their foreheads like tent - poles for their veils , have any connection with those so often mentioned in the Bible ? No. These ...
Page 75
... friends in America charged me to bring her some memento from the grave of Lady Hester Stanhope . Is not her ladyship's last resting- place somewhere in this neighbourhood ? On a mountain top , about three hours to the south - east of us ...
... friends in America charged me to bring her some memento from the grave of Lady Hester Stanhope . Is not her ladyship's last resting- place somewhere in this neighbourhood ? On a mountain top , about three hours to the south - east of us ...
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