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Side 15
... deep . My horse becoming impatient , I rode to the front , where I was soon joined by my companions and by a Christian called Mûsa , who appeared to take the leader- ship . Mûsa was an old acquaintance , and he seemed no little ...
... deep . My horse becoming impatient , I rode to the front , where I was soon joined by my companions and by a Christian called Mûsa , who appeared to take the leader- ship . Mûsa was an old acquaintance , and he seemed no little ...
Side 18
... deep alluvial soil , surrounded on all sides , except the south , by stony declivities . The great plain along the borders of Lejah opened up before us , and that wild region itself appeared in the distance . The lofty Tell Amâra rose ...
... deep alluvial soil , surrounded on all sides , except the south , by stony declivities . The great plain along the borders of Lejah opened up before us , and that wild region itself appeared in the distance . The lofty Tell Amâra rose ...
Side 19
... deep and rich , the surface entirely free from stones , and the whole presents the appearance of having , at no very remote period , been under cultivation . The borders of the Lejah were now clearly defined as a rocky shore , and we ...
... deep and rich , the surface entirely free from stones , and the whole presents the appearance of having , at no very remote period , been under cultivation . The borders of the Lejah were now clearly defined as a rocky shore , and we ...
Side 29
... deep cuttings in the solid rock . A few minutes after leaving the ruins we rode for some distance alongside an ancient aqueduct , constructed to conduct the winter stream into the great cisterns of the town , for summer supply . For ...
... deep cuttings in the solid rock . A few minutes after leaving the ruins we rode for some distance alongside an ancient aqueduct , constructed to conduct the winter stream into the great cisterns of the town , for summer supply . For ...
Side 30
... deep gullies , filled with mud and water , occasionally made a slight détour necessary . On we swept , however , over plain and through defiles , trusting to our general knowledge of the direction in which we ought to travel to guide us ...
... deep gullies , filled with mud and water , occasionally made a slight détour necessary . On we swept , however , over plain and through defiles , trusting to our general knowledge of the direction in which we ought to travel to guide us ...
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Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History ..., Volum 2 Josias Leslie Porter Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawîn border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called caravan castle Christian columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druze east eastern eastward Edrei extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps hills History Hît horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurân Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawât Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mûsa nearly northern observed passed plain Portrait Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter river road rocks rocky rode Roman round ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh side slope soil spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple Third Edition towers town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts Zedad
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Side 267 - For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, And upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low...
Side 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
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Side 266 - The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
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Side 160 - Lord ; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: but I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Side 156 - And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken. Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Side 162 - Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD.
Side 162 - Also Edom shall be a desolation : every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
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