Palestine, Or, The Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time |
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... usually follows in the form of civil government , and in the concentration of power in the hands of an individual . The chapter on the Literature and Religion of the Ancient Hebrews cannot boast of a great va- riety of materials ...
... usually follows in the form of civil government , and in the concentration of power in the hands of an individual . The chapter on the Literature and Religion of the Ancient Hebrews cannot boast of a great va- riety of materials ...
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... usually found to accompany the exhibition of sacred relics . The Christian traveller is delighted when he obtains the first glance of Carmel , of Tabor , of Libanus , and of Olivet ; his heart opens to many touching recollec- tions at ...
... usually found to accompany the exhibition of sacred relics . The Christian traveller is delighted when he obtains the first glance of Carmel , of Tabor , of Libanus , and of Olivet ; his heart opens to many touching recollec- tions at ...
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... usually reckoned in the number ; while on other grounds , and chiefly an invincible propensity to idolatrous usages , the tribe of Dan at a later period was sometimes excluded from the list . In the twenty - sixth chapter of the book of ...
... usually reckoned in the number ; while on other grounds , and chiefly an invincible propensity to idolatrous usages , the tribe of Dan at a later period was sometimes excluded from the list . In the twenty - sixth chapter of the book of ...
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... usually received as the prince of that tribe , and that the eldest son of every subordinate family suc- ceeded his father in the honours and duties which belonged to the rank of a patriarch . But the sacred narrative pre- sents too few ...
... usually received as the prince of that tribe , and that the eldest son of every subordinate family suc- ceeded his father in the honours and duties which belonged to the rank of a patriarch . But the sacred narrative pre- sents too few ...
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... usually described by the sacred historian as pre- siding to the end of his days over the tribes of Israel , amid the peace and security which his military skill , aided by the blessing of Heaven , had restored to their land . * The ...
... usually described by the sacred historian as pre- siding to the end of his days over the tribes of Israel , amid the peace and security which his military skill , aided by the blessing of Heaven , had restored to their land . * The ...
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Acre altar ancient appears Arabs arms army Asphaltites authority beautiful Bethlehem Buckingham called capital captivity celebrated Chateaubriand Christian church Crusaders Damietta Dead Sea descendants desert Divine edifice Egypt enemies erected eyes faith feet Galilee grotto ground hand Hebrew hence Herod hill holy city Holy Land Holy Sepulchre hundred inhabitants inheritance interesting Israel Israelites Jaffa Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea king kingdom of Jerusalem lake length Levites Lord marble Maundrell Moses Moslem mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains Mussulmans nations Nazareth observed Palestine period pilgrims pillars plain possession present princes prophet reader religion remarkable rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saphadin Saracens says scene Shechem side soldiers sovereign spot stone sultan Syria temple thou thousand Tiberias tion tomb town traveller tribes Turks unto valley Vespasian village walls whole worship writers
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Page 235 - 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 104 - For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Page 193 - 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 Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 65 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 315 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Page 193 - 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 96 - 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 315 - Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? Whose house I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwelling. He scorneth the multitude of the city, Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
Page 107 - 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 84 - And the people gave a shout, saying : — " It is the voice of a god, and not of a man." 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.