Biblical Researches in Palestine, Volume 1Crocker & Brewster, 1841 - Bible |
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... returned from a long journey with the Rev. Mr. Dwight to Armenia and Persia . He had in former days been my pupil and friend ; and a visit to the Holy Land naturally became a topic of conversation between us . It was agreed , that we ...
... returned from a long journey with the Rev. Mr. Dwight to Armenia and Persia . He had in former days been my pupil and friend ; and a visit to the Holy Land naturally became a topic of conversation between us . It was agreed , that we ...
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... returned from a tour in which he had visited eighty schools . No religious instruction is given in them , beyond the reading of the Scriptures . According to the estimate of Mr. L. , who had resided twenty - two years in Corfu , the ...
... returned from a tour in which he had visited eighty schools . No religious instruction is given in them , beyond the reading of the Scriptures . According to the estimate of Mr. L. , who had resided twenty - two years in Corfu , the ...
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... returned by the hill of Kolonos , the scene of the Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles ; where once stood a temple of Neptune . This hill affords a noble view of Athens and its environs . It was a splendid afternoon ; and the atmosphere had ...
... returned by the hill of Kolonos , the scene of the Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles ; where once stood a temple of Neptune . This hill affords a noble view of Athens and its environs . It was a splendid afternoon ; and the atmosphere had ...
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... returned to Cairo along the eastern bank . A few words on the political and social condition of Egypt under its present ruler , Muhammed ' Aly , may close this introductory section . This extraordinary man , with native talents which in ...
... returned to Cairo along the eastern bank . A few words on the political and social condition of Egypt under its present ruler , Muhammed ' Aly , may close this introductory section . This extraordinary man , with native talents which in ...
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... returned from an excursion to the lower parts of this province , and confirmed from his own observation the reports of its fertility . This arises from the fact that it is intersected by canals , while the surface of the land is less ...
... returned from an excursion to the lower parts of this province , and confirmed from his own observation the reports of its fertility . This arises from the fact that it is intersected by canals , while the surface of the land is less ...
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Common terms and phrases
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 extending 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 quarter 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 Tîh tion tomb tower tract travellers tribe Tûr Tuweileb Tyropoeon Valley of Hinnom Valley of Jehoshaphat Wady esh-Sheikh wall West western whole Yâfa Gate Zion
Popular passages
Page 170 - And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it : and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
Page 436 - And Jesus went out and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, "See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down.
Page 82 - 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.
Page 81 - For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
Page 11 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 507 - For an Angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 170 - 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.
Page 512 - So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that 'ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water...
Page 82 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Page 347 - He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.