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 62
... round this way to Cæsarea , and had to hire a guard sufficiently large not merely to protect my mule- teers in going , but themselves in returning . The people could not then venture from village to village but in companies and well ...
... round this way to Cæsarea , and had to hire a guard sufficiently large not merely to protect my mule- teers in going , but themselves in returning . The people could not then venture from village to village but in companies and well ...
Page 65
... round to Egypt . After this rapid survey we will begin again at the point of Car- mel . It is three hours thence to ' Athlît , with no important villages or ruins intervening . I cannot identify that place with any ancient site whatever ...
... round to Egypt . After this rapid survey we will begin again at the point of Car- mel . It is three hours thence to ' Athlît , with no important villages or ruins intervening . I cannot identify that place with any ancient site whatever ...
Page 66
... round on the east of Carmel , as I believe , and did not visit it . Strabo says , " After Acre is the tower of Strato , having a station for ships . Between them is Mount Carmel and names of cities , but nothing besides : the city of ...
... round on the east of Carmel , as I believe , and did not visit it . Strabo says , " After Acre is the tower of Strato , having a station for ships . Between them is Mount Carmel and names of cities , but nothing besides : the city of ...
Page 78
... round to the west , for the ship could not pursue the direct course to Italy south of Cyprus , but ran north between that island and the Syrian coast , and then west over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia ; working westwards in the teeth ...
... round to the west , for the ship could not pursue the direct course to Italy south of Cyprus , but ran north between that island and the Syrian coast , and then west over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia ; working westwards in the teeth ...
Page 80
... round until sufficiently twisted , when it is wound upon a ball , and the process is repeated over and over , in the most primitive manner possible . The men do the ploughing , for you never see a woman guiding the plough ; but they ...
... round until sufficiently twisted , when it is wound upon a ball , and the process is repeated over and over , in the most primitive manner possible . The men do the ploughing , for you never see a woman guiding the plough ; but they ...
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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