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 110
... towns along the Syrian coast , however , are built of an argillaceous sandstone , mixed with comminuted shell ; which , though porous and easily cut , will yet , if protected from the weather , last for ages ; but , when exposed , it ...
... towns along the Syrian coast , however , are built of an argillaceous sandstone , mixed with comminuted shell ; which , though porous and easily cut , will yet , if protected from the weather , last for ages ; but , when exposed , it ...
Page 145
... towns in Syria , and their fountains must be protected at any cost . All these things , however , speak Proofs of ... town , and about it are many rock - tombs and other indications of antiquity . The country in that direction is wild ...
... towns in Syria , and their fountains must be protected at any cost . All these things , however , speak Proofs of ... town , and about it are many rock - tombs and other indications of antiquity . The country in that direction is wild ...
Page 165
... town whose ruins are scattered over the plain . These quarries extend for miles southward , and are crowded with sepulchres . The inhabitants seem to have done nothing but quarry stone for PART I. Phoeni- cian tombs . Extent of Phoenicia .
... town whose ruins are scattered over the plain . These quarries extend for miles southward , and are crowded with sepulchres . The inhabitants seem to have done nothing but quarry stone for PART I. Phoeni- cian tombs . Extent of Phoenicia .
Page 168
... towns , villages , and hamlets . Of the cities of Syria , Damascus is the largest , as it is the oldest - perhaps it is the most an- cient city in the world that is now flourishing and populous . It numbers about 120,000 . Jerusalem ...
... towns , villages , and hamlets . Of the cities of Syria , Damascus is the largest , as it is the oldest - perhaps it is the most an- cient city in the world that is now flourishing and populous . It numbers about 120,000 . Jerusalem ...
Page 176
... town near the mouth of the river . It is the best fishing - ground in all this part of the coast , and the markets are often supplied from here , even so far north as Beirût . The direct road to Tyre passes below some ruins on the hill ...
... town near the mouth of the river . It is the best fishing - ground in all this part of the coast , and the markets are often supplied from here , even so far north as Beirût . The direct road to Tyre passes below some ruins on the hill ...
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