Narrative of a journey round the Dead sea and in the Bible lands in 1850 and 1851, ed., by count E. de Warren, Volume 2 |
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... examine the monu- ment itself , and ascertain if it is really entitled to the name it bears . We are not long in forming our convictions in this respect , and soon arrive at the moral certitude that , in entering this wonderful cave ...
... examine the monu- ment itself , and ascertain if it is really entitled to the name it bears . We are not long in forming our convictions in this respect , and soon arrive at the moral certitude that , in entering this wonderful cave ...
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... examining the shore of the Asphaltic lake , as far as the spot where we first reached it , that is to say , as far as the Ayn - el - Rhoueir , we must necessarily take a little more than the usual time for our journey , and cannot treat ...
... examining the shore of the Asphaltic lake , as far as the spot where we first reached it , that is to say , as far as the Ayn - el - Rhoueir , we must necessarily take a little more than the usual time for our journey , and cannot treat ...
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... are some very apparent ruins bearing the name of Tahouahin - es - Sakkar ( the sugar - mills ) , but I did not examine them ; and conse- 2 Kings , ii . 19 , 22 . quently , I shall not venture to discuss the probable 38 JOURNEY IN SYRIA.
... are some very apparent ruins bearing the name of Tahouahin - es - Sakkar ( the sugar - mills ) , but I did not examine them ; and conse- 2 Kings , ii . 19 , 22 . quently , I shall not venture to discuss the probable 38 JOURNEY IN SYRIA.
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... examined these ruins , sur- mises that they are the remains of the city called Gilgala , mentioned by Eusebius and St. Jerome , as being situated two miles distant from Jericho , and five miles from the Jordan . * By ten minutes past ...
... examined these ruins , sur- mises that they are the remains of the city called Gilgala , mentioned by Eusebius and St. Jerome , as being situated two miles distant from Jericho , and five miles from the Jordan . * By ten minutes past ...
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... examining the Kharbet - el - Yahoud . In the middle of this venerable ruin my friend rejoined me . In turn , I show him my discovery , which proves to be more important than his ; and in spite of the devilish mosquitoes which make us ...
... examining the Kharbet - el - Yahoud . In the middle of this venerable ruin my friend rejoined me . In turn , I show him my discovery , which proves to be more important than his ; and in spite of the devilish mosquitoes which make us ...
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Page 512 - Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt . And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
Page 547 - And it came to pass, as. the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; and said, Whose daughter art thou?
Page 193 - And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
Page 74 - So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor ; but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 275 - And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. , 2. And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim.
Page 343 - LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them ; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal ; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
Page 75 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 37 - And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
Page 22 - And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Page 343 - ... and thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God...