Journey Through Arabia Petraea, to Mount Sinai, and the Excavated City of Petra... |
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... may , indeed , lead the way to civilisation . Nevertheless , I have seldom passed through the streets of Cairo without regretting that any circumstances should have compelled the ARABIA PETREA . 3 wild Arabian , whose mantle seemed.
... may , indeed , lead the way to civilisation . Nevertheless , I have seldom passed through the streets of Cairo without regretting that any circumstances should have compelled the ARABIA PETREA . 3 wild Arabian , whose mantle seemed.
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... passed thy borders . And Edom said unto him , Thou shalt not pass by me , lest I come out against thee with the sword . And the children of Israel said unto him , We will go by the highway : and if I and my cattle drink of thy water ...
... passed thy borders . And Edom said unto him , Thou shalt not pass by me , lest I come out against thee with the sword . And the children of Israel said unto him , We will go by the highway : and if I and my cattle drink of thy water ...
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... passing through several of the most remarkable sepulchres , Burckhardt obtained a glance at the remains of a theatre , entirely cut out of the rock . His attention was particularly at- tracted by a stately edifice , styled by the ...
... passing through several of the most remarkable sepulchres , Burckhardt obtained a glance at the remains of a theatre , entirely cut out of the rock . His attention was particularly at- tracted by a stately edifice , styled by the ...
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... passed him on to the governor of Jerusalem . This latter tried all he could to dissuade us from the undertaking , though Mr. Legh gave him a handsome spy - glass to induce him to assist us . " a Mahommed Aga , the governor of Jaffa ...
... passed him on to the governor of Jerusalem . This latter tried all he could to dissuade us from the undertaking , though Mr. Legh gave him a handsome spy - glass to induce him to assist us . " a Mahommed Aga , the governor of Jaffa ...
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... passing through a narrow ravine , on each side of which there are caverns and wrought tombs . In one of these , which had all the appearance of a natural grotto externally , they observed places a Irby and Mangles , p . 349 . 886 ...
... passing through a narrow ravine , on each side of which there are caverns and wrought tombs . In one of these , which had all the appearance of a natural grotto externally , they observed places a Irby and Mangles , p . 349 . 886 ...
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Aaron Akaba Alaouins amongst ancient appearance Arabia Petræa Arabs arch attention Bedouins Burckhardt Cairo camels caravan chamber coast colour columns convent descended desert desolate distance dromedaries Edom Egypt Egyptian encampment entered excavated exhibit feet Fellahs formed fortress front Gharendel GRAIA Greek guides Gulf Gulf of Suez height Hussein Idumea inhabitants inscriptions interior Irby and Mangles Israel Israelites journey Khasné Laborde Linant Lord Mecca ment midst Mokatteb monks monument Moses moun Mount Hor Mount Seir Mount Sinai mountain Nabatheans nature NAUMACHIA neighbouring observed ornaments palm trees passage passed peninsula Petra Pharaoh Phenicians pilgrims plain present preserved ravine Red Sea render road rocks route ruins sand SARBOUT Scriptures seen Shobek side stone Suez summit Syria tains temple theatre thee thou tion Tohrats tombs town traces trade traveller traversed tribes unto valley visited Wady Araba Wady Mousa walls whole
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Page 113 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 58 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: 11 And there will I nourish thee...
Page 271 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 9 - Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder ? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Page 215 - A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Page 271 - Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven ; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Page 9 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Page 216 - Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Page 271 - And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the. smoke of a furnace.
Page 254 - And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.