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Page 171
We have also , since our arrival here , become acquainted with a learned
German Jew who is a respectable physician . He rejects in the most
contemptuous manner the Talmud , and the whole mass of Jewish traditions ;
never goes to the ...
We have also , since our arrival here , become acquainted with a learned
German Jew who is a respectable physician . He rejects in the most
contemptuous manner the Talmud , and the whole mass of Jewish traditions ;
never goes to the ...
Page 243
At two P. M. we arrived at Siout , the seat of government for Upper Egypt . Ahmed
Pasha is now the governor . We had a letter to him from Mohammed Ali Pasha .
This was given us as a passport . We found the pasha himself was gone to quell
...
At two P. M. we arrived at Siout , the seat of government for Upper Egypt . Ahmed
Pasha is now the governor . We had a letter to him from Mohammed Ali Pasha .
This was given us as a passport . We found the pasha himself was gone to quell
...
Page 344
When we arrived , we found about 1000 people assembled , buying and selling
cattle and merchandize of all sorts . We rested till twelve , and then set off for
Tiberias , our course a little north of east , and arrived at 3 o'clock . " You perceive
...
When we arrived , we found about 1000 people assembled , buying and selling
cattle and merchandize of all sorts . We rested till twelve , and then set off for
Tiberias , our course a little north of east , and arrived at 3 o'clock . " You perceive
...
Page 353
At six o'clock we arrived at Singil , and took lodgings with a Greek family , the only
Christian family in the place . Before our arrival we were overtaken by a heavy
rain . “ Set off at half past seven , next day , and at four arrived at Jerusalem .
At six o'clock we arrived at Singil , and took lodgings with a Greek family , the only
Christian family in the place . Before our arrival we were overtaken by a heavy
rain . “ Set off at half past seven , next day , and at four arrived at Jerusalem .
Page 402
We had proceeded but a short distance , when a horde of Arabs arrived , and
with muskets , swords , and clubs attacked our caravan . The attack was furious
and wild as the whirlwind of the desert . Had it been their design to take our lives
or ...
We had proceeded but a short distance , when a horde of Arabs arrived , and
with muskets , swords , and clubs attacked our caravan . The attack was furious
and wild as the whirlwind of the desert . Had it been their design to take our lives
or ...
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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