Palestine: Or, the Holy Land : from the Earliest Period to the Present TimeOliver and Boyd, 1831 - 448 Seiten |
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... Josephus and Tacitus , who flourished at the period the events of which they describe . The narrative , which brings down the fortunes of that remarkable country to the present day , is much more various both in its subject and ...
... Josephus and Tacitus , who flourished at the period the events of which they describe . The narrative , which brings down the fortunes of that remarkable country to the present day , is much more various both in its subject and ...
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... Josephus , the limits of the territory possessed by the Jews are fixed at three millions of acres , supposing the aroura of the Greeks to correspond to the denomination of Eng- lish measure just specified . Proceeding on this ground ...
... Josephus , the limits of the territory possessed by the Jews are fixed at three millions of acres , supposing the aroura of the Greeks to correspond to the denomination of Eng- lish measure just specified . Proceeding on this ground ...
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... Josephus calls it Thadamor ; the Seventy recognise it under the name of Theodmor and Thedmor ; while the Arabs and Syrians at the present day keep alive the remembrance of its ancient glory as Tadmor , Tad- mier , and Tatmor . But of ...
... Josephus calls it Thadamor ; the Seventy recognise it under the name of Theodmor and Thedmor ; while the Arabs and Syrians at the present day keep alive the remembrance of its ancient glory as Tadmor , Tad- mier , and Tatmor . But of ...
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... Josephus , who speak of wells of naphtha in the Valley of Sid- dim . Lightning kindled the combustible mass , and the guilty cities sank in the subterraneous confla- gration . Malte Brun ingeniously suggests that Sodom and Gomorrah ...
... Josephus , who speak of wells of naphtha in the Valley of Sid- dim . Lightning kindled the combustible mass , and the guilty cities sank in the subterraneous confla- gration . Malte Brun ingeniously suggests that Sodom and Gomorrah ...
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... Josephus , who employs a poetical expression , says , that he perceived on the shores of the Dead Sea the shades of the overwhelmed cities . Strabo gives a circum- ference of sixty stadia to the ruins of Sodom , which are also mentioned ...
... Josephus , who employs a poetical expression , says , that he perceived on the shores of the Dead Sea the shades of the overwhelmed cities . Strabo gives a circum- ference of sixty stadia to the ruins of Sodom , which are also mentioned ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acre altar ancient appears Arabs arms army Asphaltites beautiful Bethlehem building called capital celebrated Chateaubriand Christ Christian church Crusaders Damietta Dead Sea descendants desert Divine Dr Clarke East Egypt emperor enemies erected eyes faith fathers feet Galilee grotto ground hand Heaven Hebrew hence Herod hill holy city Holy Land Holy Sepulchre hundred inhabitants Israel Israelites Jaffa Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah Judea king kingdom of Jerusalem lake length Levites Lord Maundrell ment Moses Moslem mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains Mussulmans nations observed Olives Palestine pilgrims pillars plain possession present princes prophet reader reign religion remarkable rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin Samaria Saracens says scene Shechem side soldiers spot stone sultan Syria Temple thou thousand Tiberias tion tomb town traveller tribes Turks unto valley Vespasian village walls whole worship
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 127 - Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Seite 315 - 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.
Seite 110 - 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.
Seite 85 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Seite 90 - 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!
Seite 416 - ... 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...
Seite 125 - 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...
Seite 203 - Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the Heavens and Earth Rose out of Chaos...
Seite 90 - She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Seite 142 - 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.