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 64
... things , roads and loads , continue very much what they were three thousand years ago . The truth of that becomes ... thing else to claim attention , whether we will or not - Arabs watering their flocks at this ancient well . They are ...
... things , roads and loads , continue very much what they were three thousand years ago . The truth of that becomes ... thing else to claim attention , whether we will or not - Arabs watering their flocks at this ancient well . They are ...
Page 69
... thing might have happened with- out any great miracle after all . Is there any gourd in this country of growth so rapid as to lay a foundation The gourd for the statement that Jonah's grew up in a night ? -what was it ? Certainly not ...
... thing might have happened with- out any great miracle after all . Is there any gourd in this country of growth so rapid as to lay a foundation The gourd for the statement that Jonah's grew up in a night ? -what was it ? Certainly not ...
Page 73
... thing would now make a prodigi- CHAPTER ous noise in the world , and the news of it would fly from city to city with in- credible speed . There is no reason to doubt , therefore , that the story of the prophet had preceded him to ...
... thing would now make a prodigi- CHAPTER ous noise in the world , and the news of it would fly from city to city with in- credible speed . There is no reason to doubt , therefore , that the story of the prophet had preceded him to ...
Page 79
... thing I saw were the bones of the general , in a The vault ghastly heap , with the head on top , having a lighted taper stuck in either eye- socket - a hideous , grinning spectacle . It was difficult to proceed with the service under ...
... thing I saw were the bones of the general , in a The vault ghastly heap , with the head on top , having a lighted taper stuck in either eye- socket - a hideous , grinning spectacle . It was difficult to proceed with the service under ...
Page 88
... thing is beautiful ; but utter soli- tude saddens , ceaseless repetition wearies , and the traveller rejoices to escape into the green alleys of old Sidon's fragrant orchards . It is difficult to realize that yon little city , which we ...
... thing is beautiful ; but utter soli- tude saddens , ceaseless repetition wearies , and the traveller rejoices to escape into the green alleys of old Sidon's fragrant orchards . It is difficult to realize that yon little city , which we ...
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