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 73
... tent - poles for their veils , have any connection with those so often mentioned in the Bible ? No. These tantours have grown , like other horns , from small beginnings Tantours to their present énormous size by slow degrees , and pride ...
... tent - poles for their veils , have any connection with those so often mentioned in the Bible ? No. These tantours have grown , like other horns , from small beginnings Tantours to their present énormous size by slow degrees , and pride ...
Page 86
... famine ; men , riding lank and shaggy mares , hurried onward the slow - paced camels , loaded with tent - walls and the multifarious furniture of their encamp- A BRIDAL PARTY . 87 VII . ment ; women 86 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
... famine ; men , riding lank and shaggy mares , hurried onward the slow - paced camels , loaded with tent - walls and the multifarious furniture of their encamp- A BRIDAL PARTY . 87 VII . ment ; women 86 THE LAND AND THE BOOK .
Page 88
... tent on that castle - crowned Tell , which now overlooks the city . " Here , " exclaimed the patriarch , " my wanderings cease . This mound shall be the stronghold of my future city . It meets my wants in all respects . The surface ...
... tent on that castle - crowned Tell , which now overlooks the city . " Here , " exclaimed the patriarch , " my wanderings cease . This mound shall be the stronghold of my future city . It meets my wants in all respects . The surface ...
Page 101
... tents pitched above the graves which require to be wept over . These , however , afford but slight protection against this pitiless storm and piercing wind . The great majority have no cover , and the mourners go home to nurse ...
... tents pitched above the graves which require to be wept over . These , however , afford but slight protection against this pitiless storm and piercing wind . The great majority have no cover , and the mourners go home to nurse ...
Page 104
... tent under our windows covers the grave of a young man , and , as you see , they are there every day , although he has been buried for several weeks . There however , certain days on which the regular business of mourning is renewed . A ...
... tent under our windows covers the grave of a young man , and , as you see , they are there every day , although he has been buried for several weeks . There however , certain days on which the regular business of mourning is renewed . A ...
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