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... trees . The wady in which the khans are situated is called Mîdy . It comes from the north - west , drains all that part of the forest , and passes down south- east to the Sherrar and the Jordan . There are two khans : one on a hill ...
... trees . The wady in which the khans are situated is called Mîdy . It comes from the north - west , drains all that part of the forest , and passes down south- east to the Sherrar and the Jordan . There are two khans : one on a hill ...
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... trees still flourish- ing ; for it was sacked and destroyed by the Arabs only three years ago , as was also the next village , called Seerîn . Having thus ridden for three hours through this depopu- lated country , I dived suddenly into ...
... trees still flourish- ing ; for it was sacked and destroyed by the Arabs only three years ago , as was also the next village , called Seerîn . Having thus ridden for three hours through this depopu- lated country , I dived suddenly into ...
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... trees , and the net- work of vales and plains west of it is extremely pretty and fertile . In one of them is the site of Dothan , called now Tell Dothaim . This tell was once inhabited , and at its base is a fountain where the brethren ...
... trees , and the net- work of vales and plains west of it is extremely pretty and fertile . In one of them is the site of Dothan , called now Tell Dothaim . This tell was once inhabited , and at its base is a fountain where the brethren ...
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... tree which bore it grew about Jericho , and there only . In this he must have been mistaken , or the balm or balsam ... trees of Gilead , 2 Elisha was residing in this Dothan on that memorable occasion when the King of Syria sent horses ...
... tree which bore it grew about Jericho , and there only . In this he must have been mistaken , or the balm or balsam ... trees of Gilead , 2 Elisha was residing in this Dothan on that memorable occasion when the King of Syria sent horses ...
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... trees . Coming from Samaria , the ascent to the city from the valley is quite steep , and it climbs up the side of Gerizim to a very considerable elevation ; indeed , the perpendicular cliffs of the mountains overhang the upper part of ...
... trees . Coming from Samaria , the ascent to the city from the valley is quite steep , and it climbs up the side of Gerizim to a very considerable elevation ; indeed , the perpendicular cliffs of the mountains overhang the upper part of ...
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Page 195 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Page 27 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings : for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 149 - And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Page 202 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Page 218 - Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Page 27 - THE beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon : lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Page 104 - Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth ; thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Page 162 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 55 - And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 56 - And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.