The Land and the Book, Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy LandHarper, 1859 |
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... Fountain at Tyre ) ... 277 , 278 Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre ... 280 Tomb of Hiram ..... 291 The Cedars of Lebanon .. 293 , 294 Cedar Cones .... 297 LIST OF ENGRAVINGS . Ancient Figures on Rock at Kanah xii LIST OF ENGRAVINGS .
... Fountain at Tyre ) ... 277 , 278 Ruins of ancient Aqueduct at Tyre ... 280 Tomb of Hiram ..... 291 The Cedars of Lebanon .. 293 , 294 Cedar Cones .... 297 LIST OF ENGRAVINGS . Ancient Figures on Rock at Kanah xii LIST OF ENGRAVINGS .
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... Carmel 460 465 , 466 468 476 481 , 482 489 , 490 Eagles Lock and Key , Oriental .. Almond - tree Stork ......... Wallet Ruins at Capernaum ...... . 491 494 495 501 532 543 INTRODUCTION . THE land where the Word - made -
... Carmel 460 465 , 466 468 476 481 , 482 489 , 490 Eagles Lock and Key , Oriental .. Almond - tree Stork ......... Wallet Ruins at Capernaum ...... . 491 494 495 501 532 543 INTRODUCTION . THE land where the Word - made -
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... ruins rebuke the pride of man and vindicate the truth of God ; and yawning gulfs , from Tophet to the Sea of Death , in its sepulchre of bitumen and brimstone , warn the wicked , and prophesy of coming wrath . Even the trees of her for ...
... ruins rebuke the pride of man and vindicate the truth of God ; and yawning gulfs , from Tophet to the Sea of Death , in its sepulchre of bitumen and brimstone , warn the wicked , and prophesy of coming wrath . Even the trees of her for ...
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... ruins of the city and cast into the sea for that purpose . It is otherwise difficult to account for their being there at all . There is a tradition that Fakhr ed Dîn filled up the harbor to prevent the land- ing of pirates ; but , if ...
... ruins of the city and cast into the sea for that purpose . It is otherwise difficult to account for their being there at all . There is a tradition that Fakhr ed Dîn filled up the harbor to prevent the land- ing of pirates ; but , if ...
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... ruins ; and , although the city was rebuilt , it never regained its former magnificence . You can scarcely walk through a garden , or dig a foundation for a house , without coming upon the memorials of this dreadful calamity . It is ...
... ruins ; and , although the city was rebuilt , it never regained its former magnificence . You can scarcely walk through a garden , or dig a foundation for a house , without coming upon the memorials of this dreadful calamity . It is ...
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Page 136 - And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
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Page 136 - For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Page 427 - The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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