Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838, Volume 3 |
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Abulfeda afterwards Akka ancient appears Arabic Bâniâs bearings Beirût Beisân Beit Berghaus Brocardus Burckhardt called Capernaum castle century Christians church coast Comp crusades D'Arvieux Damascus described distance East Esdraelon Eusebius Eusebius and Jerome feet fortress further Gerizim Greek Hattîn Hermon hills Hûleh ibid inhabitants Irby and Mangles Jebel Jenîn Jerusalem Jews Jezreel Jordan Josephus Josh Kefr Khân lake of Tiberias latter Le Quien Lebanon Lond Lydda Maundrell mentioned minutes Mount Gerizim Mount Lebanon Mount Tabor mountain Muhammedans Nâbulus Nazareth Neapolis northern o'clock Onomast Palestine passed Pococke probably Quaresmius Ramleh Reinaud Reise Reland Pal ridge road Roman miles route ruins Safed Saida Saladin Samaritans seen Seetzen Sepphoris shore side Sidon Sinjil South speaks stones Syria tain Tiberias tion tract Travels Tyre valley village Voyage Wady wall West western Wilken Gesch Wilken ib William of Tyre Yâfa
Popular passages
Page 64 - Sun, stand thou still on Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon.
Page 173 - Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.
Page 116 - So they feared the Lord, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
Page 187 - 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 115 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 191 - ... the garments of the warrior been dyed in blood ; and he looked out, too, upon that sea over which the swift ships were to bear the tidings of his salvation to nations and to continents then unknown. How has the moral aspect of things been changed ! Battles and bloodshed have indeed not ceased to desolate this unhappy country, and gross darkness now covers the people ; but from this region a light went forth, which has enlightened the world and unveiled new climes ; and now the rays of that light...
Page 400 - The houses are for the most part mere hovels; very few being more than one story high, with flat roofs. The streets are narrow lanes, crooked, and filthy. Yet the many scattered palm-trees throw over the place an oriental charm ; and the numerous Pride of India trees interspersed among the houses and gardens, with their beautiful foliage, give it a pleasing aspect.
Page 230 - In April, 1829, Prokesch, in travelling directly from Ramleh to Nazareth, entered the plain of Esdraelon at or near Lejjun ; here he came upon the Kishon, flowing in a deep bed through marshy ground ; and after wandering about for some time to find the way through the morass, was at length set right by an Arab who pointed out the proper...
Page 139 - The hill itself is cultivated to the top ; and, at about midway of the ascent, is surrounded by a narrow terrace of level land, like a belt, below which the roots of the hill spread off more gradually into the valleys. Higher up too are the marks of slighter terraces, once occupied perhaps by the streets of the ancient city.
Page 174 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither rain upon you. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me ; thy love for me was wonderful.