The Holy Land and the Bible: A Book of Scripture Illustrations Gathered in Palestine, Volume 1Pott, 1888 - Bible |
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... lived in houses of sun - dried bricks , since we find " tells " spoken of in Joshua , if Captain Conder's translation be correct.1 Sun - dried bricks are made in the spring , by mixing chopped straw with wet mud or clay . This compound ...
... lived in houses of sun - dried bricks , since we find " tells " spoken of in Joshua , if Captain Conder's translation be correct.1 Sun - dried bricks are made in the spring , by mixing chopped straw with wet mud or clay . This compound ...
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... lived in and round Hebron , in the time of Abraham , and , in that of Moses , among the mountains of Judah and Ephraim , and were still in existence in the days of Ezra.3 The Girgashi , or " dwellers on the clay - land , " were a tribe ...
... lived in and round Hebron , in the time of Abraham , and , in that of Moses , among the mountains of Judah and Ephraim , and were still in existence in the days of Ezra.3 The Girgashi , or " dwellers on the clay - land , " were a tribe ...
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... lived there . Ruined walls , caves , wine - presses , and rock - cut cisterns are all that remains of it , unless we count the spring , north of the site , to and from which Samson's betrothed must often have borne her water - jar in ...
... lived there . Ruined walls , caves , wine - presses , and rock - cut cisterns are all that remains of it , unless we count the spring , north of the site , to and from which Samson's betrothed must often have borne her water - jar in ...
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... lived in the hills for safety ; the peasantry coming down to the valley to till their fields . As long as the Philistines held Gath , if Tell es Safieh be that city , they could ascend the great valley to the richest corn - land of ...
... lived in the hills for safety ; the peasantry coming down to the valley to till their fields . As long as the Philistines held Gath , if Tell es Safieh be that city , they could ascend the great valley to the richest corn - land of ...
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... lived by plunder , and had always been the enemies of the Hebrews . He may have found these fierce marauders raiding against the south country of Judah and the local Arab tribes related to Israel by blood , and thus it may have been ...
... lived by plunder , and had always been the enemies of the Hebrews . He may have found these fierce marauders raiding against the south country of Judah and the local Arab tribes related to Israel by blood , and thus it may have been ...
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Adullam ancient Antipatris Arabs arch Ascalon Ashdod Bedouin Beersheba Beit Jibrin Bible broad built Cæsarea camels cave Chron church cisterns covered Crusaders David deep Derketo desolation Deut east Egypt Ekron Ezek feet high flocks gardens gate Gaza Gerar goats grain hand Hebrews Hebron herds hills Holy houses huge Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joppa Josh Judæa Judah Keilah Kings land Lord Lydda Matt miles Moab mosque mountains night olive once Palestine passed peasants perhaps Philistines pillars plain plain of Sharon plough pool Prov rain rising road rock Roman roof rough round ruins sand seen serpent sheep Shephelah shepherd side slopes spot spring stands stone street stretches Temple tents tombs tower town trees tribe turban valley valley of Elah village Wady walls whole wild women words xxiv xxvi
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Page 556 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For VOL. m. F he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 426 - Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
Page 156 - The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Page 325 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 468 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 383 - There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise : the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer ; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; the spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings
Page 379 - I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Page 430 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.
Page 160 - Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:" but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Page 223 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
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