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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... nearly eight hundred years ago , thus reports his experi- ence : " The very day we came in sight of the port one said to me , I believe by divine inspiration , ' Sir , go on shore to - day , lest a storm come on in the night , which ...
... nearly eight hundred years ago , thus reports his experi- ence : " The very day we came in sight of the port one said to me , I believe by divine inspiration , ' Sir , go on shore to - day , lest a storm come on in the night , which ...
Page 16
... probable that Jonah meant to flee thither . Tarsus , nearly on the route to Nineveh from 3 Strab . iii . 147 . 1 Alex . iii . 86 . ? Diod . Sic . v . 35 . SHIPS OF TARSHISH . - PIOUS LANGUAGE OF ORIENTALS . 16 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
... probable that Jonah meant to flee thither . Tarsus , nearly on the route to Nineveh from 3 Strab . iii . 147 . 1 Alex . iii . 86 . ? Diod . Sic . v . 35 . SHIPS OF TARSHISH . - PIOUS LANGUAGE OF ORIENTALS . 16 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
Page 27
... indeed ; and , although customs have changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to re- mind one of those olden times CITY GATE .分 when nearly every public transaction took place at or near.
... indeed ; and , although customs have changed in this respect , there is still enough remaining in this country to re- mind one of those olden times CITY GATE .分 when nearly every public transaction took place at or near.
Page 28
... nearly every public transaction took place at or near the city gates . Jaffa has burst her shell by the force of sudden expansion , and will soon have neither wall nor gates ; but several other cities in Syria and Palestine are still ...
... nearly every public transaction took place at or near the city gates . Jaffa has burst her shell by the force of sudden expansion , and will soon have neither wall nor gates ; but several other cities in Syria and Palestine are still ...
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... Nearly the entire city occupies the north and north - west sides of the small cape on which it stands , the houses rising tier above tier from the very verge of the sea . The declivity is so precipitous that the flat roofs of the lower ...
... Nearly the entire city occupies the north and north - west sides of the small cape on which it stands , the houses rising tier above tier from the very verge of the sea . The declivity is so precipitous that the flat roofs of the lower ...
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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