Half Hours in the Holy Land: Travels in Egypt, Palestine, SyriaT. Whittaker, 1887 - 341 páginas |
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... interest , I was by no means disposed to com- . plain when the Valetta ran for shelter - a most unusual occurrence . Fortunately Toulon happened to be the har- bour of refuge . It was worth our while encountering the gale , to enjoy the ...
... interest , I was by no means disposed to com- . plain when the Valetta ran for shelter - a most unusual occurrence . Fortunately Toulon happened to be the har- bour of refuge . It was worth our while encountering the gale , to enjoy the ...
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... interest do we look over the side of the ship , and watch the dresses and countenances of the first specimens of the tribe among whom we are to pitch our tents for a time ! The boat , with a flag in its bow , which pulled out to meet us ...
... interest do we look over the side of the ship , and watch the dresses and countenances of the first specimens of the tribe among whom we are to pitch our tents for a time ! The boat , with a flag in its bow , which pulled out to meet us ...
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... interest for me than Euston Square . Not so the drive . Soon after leaving the hotel we were again in the East , with its dust , poverty , picturesqueness , and confusion . We visited an old Greek church , which had been excavated out ...
... interest for me than Euston Square . Not so the drive . Soon after leaving the hotel we were again in the East , with its dust , poverty , picturesqueness , and confusion . We visited an old Greek church , which had been excavated out ...
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... interest than a similar expanse of cultivated loam in England , Belgium , or any- where else . But there ever and anon appeared those unmistakable signs of the old East which linked us to the past and belong not to modern Europe , on ...
... interest than a similar expanse of cultivated loam in England , Belgium , or any- where else . But there ever and anon appeared those unmistakable signs of the old East which linked us to the past and belong not to modern Europe , on ...
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... interest save to the Franks , brings us into those crowded arcades of merchandise . They are broader , higher , more aristocratic , and richer than those of Alexandria , and are the most picturesque we have seen Not so out - and - out ...
... interest save to the Franks , brings us into those crowded arcades of merchandise . They are broader , higher , more aristocratic , and richer than those of Alexandria , and are the most picturesque we have seen Not so out - and - out ...
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Alexandria Apostle Arabs backsheesh beautiful beneath Beth-horon Bethany Bethlehem built Cairo camels cave Christian church colour comfortable crowd Damascus Dead Sea deep descended dogs doubt dragoman earth Eastern entered famous feet Fureidis gardens Gate gazed Gibeon glory green Hadji Hebron Hermon hills holy horses Jaffa Jericho Jerusalem Jesus Jezreel Jordan journey Lake land Lebanon limestone living look Lord Mar Saba Meeki miles Moab mosque Mount of Olives mountain nargile narrow Nazareth Neby Samwil never night Olivet once Palestine passed picturesque pilgrims plain Plain of Sharon Pool precipices Pyramids reached ridge road rock round ruins Samaria scene seemed seen Sepulchre Shechem shore Shunem side sight silence Siloam spot steep stone strange stream street summit Temple tents thought Tiberias tower town traveller trees valley Via Dolorosa village Wady walls whole wild wonder worship
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Página 175 - Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day. lest there be an uproar among the people.
Página 266 - And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah : and he girded up his loins ; and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Página 156 - Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire : your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Página 246 - And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver : and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
Página 145 - But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Página 175 - And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Página 161 - And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Página 161 - And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
Página 219 - I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Página 146 - I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of Hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.