Palestine: Or, the Holy Land : from the Earliest Period to the Present Time |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page 22
... seen swarming into Asia , with the sole view of getting possession of his sepulchre ; while the East and the West combine to adorn with their treasures the stable in which he was born , and the sacred mount on which he surrendered his ...
... seen swarming into Asia , with the sole view of getting possession of his sepulchre ; while the East and the West combine to adorn with their treasures the stable in which he was born , and the sacred mount on which he surrendered his ...
Page 32
... seen flowing down the surface . The opinions just stated in regard to the fertility of ancient Palestine receive an ample confirmation from the Roman historians , to whom , as a part of their extensive empire , it was intimately known ...
... seen flowing down the surface . The opinions just stated in regard to the fertility of ancient Palestine receive an ample confirmation from the Roman historians , to whom , as a part of their extensive empire , it was intimately known ...
Page 33
... seen sycamores , the foliage of which was sufficient to cover thirty persons along with their horses and camels . On the eastern side , however , the scanty coating of mould yields a less magnificent crop . From the * Terra finesque ...
... seen sycamores , the foliage of which was sufficient to cover thirty persons along with their horses and camels . On the eastern side , however , the scanty coating of mould yields a less magnificent crop . From the * Terra finesque ...
Page 37
... seen here a foot and a half in diameter , forming , by their twining branches , vast arches and extensive ceilings of verdure . A cluster of grapes , two or three feet in length , will give an abundant supper to a whole family . The ...
... seen here a foot and a half in diameter , forming , by their twining branches , vast arches and extensive ceilings of verdure . A cluster of grapes , two or three feet in length , will give an abundant supper to a whole family . The ...
Page 38
... seen but scattered ruins amid forests of oak and olives , the bright verdure being only relieved by the whiteness of the calcareous cliffs over which they are suspended . The heights of Carmel , it has been frequently remarked , enjoy a ...
... seen but scattered ruins amid forests of oak and olives , the bright verdure being only relieved by the whiteness of the calcareous cliffs over which they are suspended . The heights of Carmel , it has been frequently remarked , enjoy a ...
Other editions - View all
Palestine: Or the Holy Land: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Michael Russell No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
Acre altar ancient appears Arabs arms army Asphaltites beautiful Bethlehem building called capital celebrated Chateaubriand Christ Christian church Crusaders Damietta Dead Sea descendants desert Divine Dr Clarke East Egypt emperor enemies erected eyes faith fathers feet Galilee grotto ground hand Heaven Hebrew hence Herod hill holy city Holy Land Holy Sepulchre hundred inhabitants Israel Israelites Jaffa Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea king kingdom of Jerusalem lake length Levites Lord Maundrell ment Moses Moslem mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains Mussulmans nations observed Olives Palestine pilgrims pillars plain possession present princes prophet reader reign religion remarkable rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saracens says scene Shechem side soldiers spot stone sultan Syria Temple thou thousand Tiberias tion tomb town traveller tribes Turks unto valley Vespasian village walls whole worship
Popular passages
Page 127 - Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Page 315 - 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 110 - 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 85 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 90 - 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 416 - ... 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...
Page 125 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 203 - Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the Heavens and Earth Rose out of Chaos...
Page 90 - She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Page 142 - 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.