Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838J. Murray, 1841 - Arabia, Roman |
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... Burckhardt's orthography , which was found to be usually , though not always , correct . It is worthy of remark , that Burckhardt is hitherto the only Frank traveller in Syria , who has , to any extent , given us Arabic names written ...
... Burckhardt's orthography , which was found to be usually , though not always , correct . It is worthy of remark , that Burckhardt is hitherto the only Frank traveller in Syria , who has , to any extent , given us Arabic names written ...
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... Burckhardt and Rüppell ; the coast of Palestine as far north as to ' Akka , and the country around Nazareth , from the great map of Jacotin , compiled from surveys made during the French ex- pedition in A. D. 1799 ; the positions on the ...
... Burckhardt and Rüppell ; the coast of Palestine as far north as to ' Akka , and the country around Nazareth , from the great map of Jacotin , compiled from surveys made during the French ex- pedition in A. D. 1799 ; the positions on the ...
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... BURCKHARDT's Travels in Syria and the Holy Land , the English compilation from LABORDE'S Voyage en Arabie Petrée , and the Modern Traveller in Arabia , Palestine , and Syria . Were I to make the journey again , considering the ...
... BURCKHARDT's Travels in Syria and the Holy Land , the English compilation from LABORDE'S Voyage en Arabie Petrée , and the Modern Traveller in Arabia , Palestine , and Syria . Were I to make the journey again , considering the ...
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... Burckhardt in 1816 , and has not been described since . This was the day Monday , March 12th , 1838 . fixed for our departure from Cairo . We had directed the Arabs to come in good season , hoping to make an early start and reach Suez ...
... Burckhardt in 1816 , and has not been described since . This was the day Monday , March 12th , 1838 . fixed for our departure from Cairo . We had directed the Arabs to come in good season , hoping to make an early start and reach Suez ...
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... Burckhardt el - Mukrih , but which our Arabs named differently in various parts , after the Wadys that run across it . This plain is skirted on the S. by a low ridge running from W. to E. called Mukrih el - Weberah ; beyond which is ...
... Burckhardt el - Mukrih , but which our Arabs named differently in various parts , after the Wadys that run across it . This plain is skirted on the S. by a low ridge running from W. to E. called Mukrih el - Weberah ; beyond which is ...
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afterwards Akabah Akra ancient appears Arabs ascended Bedawîn Bezetha Burckhardt Cairo called camels century church convent course crossed Damascus Gate deep descended desert distance East eastern Egypt Egyptian encamped et-Tîh feet former fortress further Gaza Greek Gulf Hebron hills Hinnom Holy hour Israelites Jebel Jerusalem Josephus journey Land of Goshen latter mentioned miles monks mosk Mount Mount of Olives mountains Muhammedan Mûsa N. W. corner narrow North northern o'clock Ophel passed peninsula Piastres plain Pool present probably reached Red Sea Rephidim ridge road rock route ruins running Rüppell seen sepulchres Sheikh shore shrubs side Siloam Sinai slope South southern spot stones Suez summit Syria Tawarah temple Thebes Tîh tion tomb tract travellers tribe Tûr Tuweileb Tyropoeon Valley of Hinnom Valley of Jehoshaphat Wady esh-Sheikh Wady Murrah wall West western whole Yâfa Gate Zion
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Page 72 - Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
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Page 160 - And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
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