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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... hill - top , with the vehement wind catching up in its wings the useless chaff , and whisking it away among the ragged rocks . This doom is in vivid contrast to the green tree by the water - channels , with fadeless leaf , and branches ...
... hill - top , with the vehement wind catching up in its wings the useless chaff , and whisking it away among the ragged rocks . This doom is in vivid contrast to the green tree by the water - channels , with fadeless leaf , and branches ...
Page 48
... hills of Judæa far away to the south , and northward also , along the picturesque declivities of Samaria . That dilapidated castle coming into view on our left marks the site of er Râs , and to visit it we have come thus far out of our ...
... hills of Judæa far away to the south , and northward also , along the picturesque declivities of Samaria . That dilapidated castle coming into view on our left marks the site of er Râs , and to visit it we have come thus far out of our ...
Page 58
... hill - sides are dotted with them . You observe also that the width of the plain differs considera- bly in different parts , according as the foot - hills project into it or recede from it . But the plain itself is everywhere extremely ...
... hill - sides are dotted with them . You observe also that the width of the plain differs considera- bly in different parts , according as the foot - hills project into it or recede from it . But the plain itself is everywhere extremely ...
Page 59
... HILL - COUNTRY OF SAMARIA . - ROBBERS . 59 sible that this village occupies that ancient site . The mountains on ... hills of Samaria are clothed with splendid olive - groves and fig- orchards , and are even now thickly inhabited by an ...
... HILL - COUNTRY OF SAMARIA . - ROBBERS . 59 sible that this village occupies that ancient site . The mountains on ... hills of Samaria are clothed with splendid olive - groves and fig- orchards , and are even now thickly inhabited by an ...
Page 61
... hill - tops peering above it like green islets on the surface of a placid lake . When the sun arose , this silvery sea , as if startled by some invisible spirit , became agi- 1 2 Sam . xviii . 6-17 . tated in an extraordinary manner ...
... hill - tops peering above it like green islets on the surface of a placid lake . When the sun arose , this silvery sea , as if startled by some invisible spirit , became agi- 1 2 Sam . xviii . 6-17 . tated in an extraordinary manner ...
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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