Palestine, Or the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time |
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... beautiful Mariamne , to whom he himself was already betrothed . Octavius and Antony , however , thought it more expedient for their rising empire that Herod should wear the vassal - crown of Judea in his own person , rather than see it ...
... beautiful Mariamne , to whom he himself was already betrothed . Octavius and Antony , however , thought it more expedient for their rising empire that Herod should wear the vassal - crown of Judea in his own person , rather than see it ...
Page 139
... beautiful roses . The monk Neret in- forms us , that in his time it was covered with tulips , the variety of colours forming a lovely parterre . At present the eye of the traveller is delighted with a profusion of roses , the narcissus ...
... beautiful roses . The monk Neret in- forms us , that in his time it was covered with tulips , the variety of colours forming a lovely parterre . At present the eye of the traveller is delighted with a profusion of roses , the narcissus ...
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... beautiful Valley of Sharon , bounded by the Great Sea ; before him opens the Vale of St Jeremiah ; and in the same direction , on the top of a rock , appears in the distance an ancient fortress called the Castle of the Maccabees . It is ...
... beautiful Valley of Sharon , bounded by the Great Sea ; before him opens the Vale of St Jeremiah ; and in the same direction , on the top of a rock , appears in the distance an ancient fortress called the Castle of the Maccabees . It is ...
Page 145
... beautiful when its hills were terraced after the manner of the East , and ver- dant with the olive , the fig - tree , and the vine ; but that which was then its most captivating feature now adds to its deformity , and the bare and ...
... beautiful when its hills were terraced after the manner of the East , and ver- dant with the olive , the fig - tree , and the vine ; but that which was then its most captivating feature now adds to its deformity , and the bare and ...
Page 153
... beautiful ; but it is forbidden ground , and Jew or Christian entering within its precincts must , if discovered , forfeit either his religion or his life . ” * The observation made by Sir Frederick , with regard to the difficulty and ...
... beautiful ; but it is forbidden ground , and Jew or Christian entering within its precincts must , if discovered , forfeit either his religion or his life . ” * The observation made by Sir Frederick , with regard to the difficulty and ...
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Page 274 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 99 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 123 - Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Page 225 - And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
Page 83 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 369 - ... a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and...
Page 112 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 125 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 114 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 128 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.