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 66
... says that the territory of Manasseh extended from the Jordan to the city Dora ; but from Judges i . 27 it appears that Manasseh did not " drive out the inhabitants of Dor and her towns , " but the Canaanites " would dwell in the land ...
... says that the territory of Manasseh extended from the Jordan to the city Dora ; but from Judges i . 27 it appears that Manasseh did not " drive out the inhabitants of Dor and her towns , " but the Canaanites " would dwell in the land ...
Page 69
... says so , not I. It never could have been sufficiently long to protect a single large ship of the present day . Cæsarea has always been invested with a peculiar interest , to my mind , not so much for its own eventful history , nor ...
... says so , not I. It never could have been sufficiently long to protect a single large ship of the present day . Cæsarea has always been invested with a peculiar interest , to my mind , not so much for its own eventful history , nor ...
Page 70
... says " the sea itself , upon the flux of the tide from without , came into the city and washed it all clean ! " There is enough here , how- ever , besides the name , to convince us that the historian is actually speaking of this place ...
... says " the sea itself , upon the flux of the tide from without , came into the city and washed it all clean ! " There is enough here , how- ever , besides the name , to convince us that the historian is actually speaking of this place ...
Page 71
... says that Herod built a temple on this southern mole , and a splendid theatre near the harbor , and without the city , on the south side , an amphitheatre capable of holding a. MOLE AND HARBOR OF CESAREA . CONE OF THE PINE .
... says that Herod built a temple on this southern mole , and a splendid theatre near the harbor , and without the city , on the south side , an amphitheatre capable of holding a. MOLE AND HARBOR OF CESAREA . CONE OF THE PINE .
Page 76
... says an Oriental proverb , and so it has been with me . I can never sleep in such a place as this , and therefore merely wrapped my cloak about me , and sat down patiently to watch our boastful guard , for I never yet found them ...
... says an Oriental proverb , and so it has been with me . I can never sleep in such a place as this , and therefore merely wrapped my cloak about me , and sat down patiently to watch our boastful guard , for I never yet found them ...
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