The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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Page 51
... all day long their low , soft cooing , in sweet unison with the breeze which whis- pers peace to the troubled and repose to the weary . Gon . viii . 11 . DOVE . The olive- branch . PART I. the olive . It seems a fair deduction.
... all day long their low , soft cooing , in sweet unison with the breeze which whis- pers peace to the troubled and repose to the weary . Gon . viii . 11 . DOVE . The olive- branch . PART I. the olive . It seems a fair deduction.
Page 52
... seems a fair deduction from the narrative in Genesis , that the flood must have risen in such a quiet way as not to destroy the trees ; and must also have remained but a short time universal , else the olive would have perished . We may ...
... seems a fair deduction from the narrative in Genesis , that the flood must have risen in such a quiet way as not to destroy the trees ; and must also have remained but a short time universal , else the olive would have perished . We may ...
Page 61
... seems absurd . Could one sleep on the golden streets Pilgrim of the New Jerusalem the first night ? You shake your head reprovingly , and feelings . the allusion is extravagant , but all my present surroundings seem equally so ...
... seems absurd . Could one sleep on the golden streets Pilgrim of the New Jerusalem the first night ? You shake your head reprovingly , and feelings . the allusion is extravagant , but all my present surroundings seem equally so ...
Page 90
... seems to be no fixed time for the commencement of the winter rains , nor is it much more certain when they will cease . That is quite true . I have seen these rains begin early in November and end in February ; but they are sometimes ...
... seems to be no fixed time for the commencement of the winter rains , nor is it much more certain when they will cease . That is quite true . I have seen these rains begin early in November and end in February ; but they are sometimes ...
Page 95
... can receive pardon and reconciliation with God ! And it seems rash , to say blood . 1 Exod . xxiii . 19 , and xxxiv . 26 ; Deut . xiv . 21 . 2 Gen. ix . 4 . 3 Lev . vii . 26 . PART I. Sheep with large tails . the least ,
... can receive pardon and reconciliation with God ! And it seems rash , to say blood . 1 Exod . xxiii . 19 , and xxxiv . 26 ; Deut . xiv . 21 . 2 Gen. ix . 4 . 3 Lev . vii . 26 . PART I. Sheep with large tails . the least ,
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