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 51
... mentioned in chap . xii . ver . 23 , with the curious addition that he was " king of the nations of Gilgal . " It appears to have been a place of considerable im- portance in former times , and no doubt occupies the site of an ancient ...
... mentioned in chap . xii . ver . 23 , with the curious addition that he was " king of the nations of Gilgal . " It appears to have been a place of considerable im- portance in former times , and no doubt occupies the site of an ancient ...
Page 52
... mentioned by Josephus has disap- peared ; but this can easily be explained . How do you account for the transfer of the name Capharsaba to this place from er Râs ? Two possible explanations occur to me . The first is based upon the ...
... mentioned by Josephus has disap- peared ; but this can easily be explained . How do you account for the transfer of the name Capharsaba to this place from er Râs ? Two possible explanations occur to me . The first is based upon the ...
Page 56
... translated wood is y'ar , and the Arabic w'ar is the same , and for the same thing . Many of these y'ars are mentioned 1 1 Josh . xvii . 17 , 18 . DOOM OF THE GIBEONITES . - RIVER FALÎK . 57 56 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
... translated wood is y'ar , and the Arabic w'ar is the same , and for the same thing . Many of these y'ars are mentioned 1 1 Josh . xvii . 17 , 18 . DOOM OF THE GIBEONITES . - RIVER FALÎK . 57 56 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
Page 58
... mentioned in one Itinerary as sixteen miles from Cæsarea ; and there is a ruin called Barîn some distance east of our road which may mark the site of Bethar , but I know nothing about it . I notice a very striking difference between ...
... mentioned in one Itinerary as sixteen miles from Cæsarea ; and there is a ruin called Barîn some distance east of our road which may mark the site of Bethar , but I know nothing about it . I notice a very striking difference between ...
Page 66
... have had no occasion to mention it , because that part of the coast was not in their possession . The Roman and Greek authors and travel- ' ATHLIT - CASTELLUM PERIGRINORUM . ANCIENT GEOGRAPHERS . - 66 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
... have had no occasion to mention it , because that part of the coast was not in their possession . The Roman and Greek authors and travel- ' ATHLIT - CASTELLUM PERIGRINORUM . ANCIENT GEOGRAPHERS . - 66 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
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