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 10
... river ' Aujeh , and in the gardens about the city , and the present prosperity of Jaffa is fully explained . And unless European enterprise shall hereafter construct a railroad which will carry off these sources of wealth to some more ...
... river ' Aujeh , and in the gardens about the city , and the present prosperity of Jaffa is fully explained . And unless European enterprise shall hereafter construct a railroad which will carry off these sources of wealth to some more ...
Page 19
... river of vast breadth , percolating through the sand en route to the sea . Hundreds of Persian water - wheels , working night and day , produce no sensible diminution , and this inexhaustible source of wealth underlies the whole ...
... river of vast breadth , percolating through the sand en route to the sea . Hundreds of Persian water - wheels , working night and day , produce no sensible diminution , and this inexhaustible source of wealth underlies the whole ...
Page 21
... river itself ; and the water , carried up to the required height , is sufficient to irrigate the extensive gardens . There is , perhaps , no hydraulic machinery in use by which so much water is raised to so great an elevation at so ...
... river itself ; and the water , carried up to the required height , is sufficient to irrigate the extensive gardens . There is , perhaps , no hydraulic machinery in use by which so much water is raised to so great an elevation at so ...
Page 38
... rivers and lakes , or merely to visit its sacred sites and historic scenes , fails to obtain the special advan- tages which such a tour ought to confer . To what , in particular , did you allude ? To the grand fact that Palestine is the ...
... rivers and lakes , or merely to visit its sacred sites and historic scenes , fails to obtain the special advan- tages which such a tour ought to confer . To what , in particular , did you allude ? To the grand fact that Palestine is the ...
Page 41
... rivers of water , that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither . " In such regions the greatest trouble and toil of the inhabitants is to cut down , burn , and destroy the trees ; and no one would think ...
... rivers of water , that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither . " In such regions the greatest trouble and toil of the inhabitants is to cut down , burn , and destroy the trees ; and no one would think ...
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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