Palestine Or the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With a Map and Nine Engravings |
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... beautiful Mariamne , to whom he himself was already betrothed . Octavius and Antony , however , thought it more expedient for their rising empire that Herod should wear the vassal crown of Judea in his own person , rather than see it ...
... beautiful Mariamne , to whom he himself was already betrothed . Octavius and Antony , however , thought it more expedient for their rising empire that Herod should wear the vassal crown of Judea in his own person , rather than see it ...
Page 119
... beautiful roses . The monk Neret informs us , that in his time it was covered with tulips , the variety of whose colours formed a lovely parterre . At present , the eye of the traveller is de- lighted with a profusion of roses white and ...
... beautiful roses . The monk Neret informs us , that in his time it was covered with tulips , the variety of whose colours formed a lovely parterre . At present , the eye of the traveller is de- lighted with a profusion of roses white and ...
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... beautiful Valley of Sharon , bounded by the Great Sea ; before him opens the Vale of St. Jeremiah ; and in the same direction , on the top of a rock , appears in the distance an ancient fortress called the Castle of the Maccabees . It ...
... beautiful Valley of Sharon , bounded by the Great Sea ; before him opens the Vale of St. Jeremiah ; and in the same direction , on the top of a rock , appears in the distance an ancient fortress called the Castle of the Maccabees . It ...
Page 129
... beautiful ; but it is forbidden ground , and Jew or Christian entering within its precincts must , if discovered , forfeit either his religion or his life . " + The observation made by Sir Frederick , in regard to the difficulty and ...
... beautiful ; but it is forbidden ground , and Jew or Christian entering within its precincts must , if discovered , forfeit either his religion or his life . " + The observation made by Sir Frederick , in regard to the difficulty and ...
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... beautiful fountain , which takes its name from a clump of orange - trees overshadowing its water . The mosque is composed of seven naves supported by pillars and columns , and at the head of the centre nave is a fine cupola . Two others ...
... beautiful fountain , which takes its name from a clump of orange - trees overshadowing its water . The mosque is composed of seven naves supported by pillars and columns , and at the head of the centre nave is a fine cupola . Two others ...
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Acre altar ancient appear Arabs arms army Asphaltites authority beautiful Bethlehem Buckingham building called capital captivity celebrated Chateaubriand Christian church Clarke cross Crusaders Damietta Dead Sea descendants desert Divine Egypt enemies erected faith father feet Galilee grotto ground hand Hebrew hence Herod hill history of Palestine holy city Holy Land Holy Sepulchre hundred inhabitants inheritance interesting Israel Israelites Jaffa Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea king kingdom of Jerusalem lake Levites Lord Maundrell Moses Moslem mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains Mussulmans nations Nazareth observed Palestine period pilgrims pillars plain possession present princes prophet reader religion remarkable rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saracens says scene Shechem side spot stone sultan Syria temple thou thousand Tiberias tion tomb town traveller tribes Turks unto valley Vespasian village walls whole worship writers
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Page 100 - For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Page 221 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 179 - So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 82 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 63 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 103 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 100 - But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Page 68 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 100 - And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
Page 25 - God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat and barley, and vines, and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey.