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... Tell Kuleib- Visit to ' Ary - Druze hospitality - Errors in Burckhardt's map - The Kings of Ghussân - Approach to BOZRAH Ancient cities Rhose of the Peutinger Tables identified Plan and description of the ruins of Bozrah Site of Beth ...
... Tell Kuleib- Visit to ' Ary - Druze hospitality - Errors in Burckhardt's map - The Kings of Ghussân - Approach to BOZRAH Ancient cities Rhose of the Peutinger Tables identified Plan and description of the ruins of Bozrah Site of Beth ...
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... Tell Abu Yazîd on our left appeared as an island . The camels a short distance in front seemed to be wading through the shallow water along the margin of the lake , and their shadows were reflected from its glassy surface . On advancing ...
... Tell Abu Yazîd on our left appeared as an island . The camels a short distance in front seemed to be wading through the shallow water along the margin of the lake , and their shadows were reflected from its glassy surface . On advancing ...
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... tell , and galloped across . the rich meadow - land to the river - side . The ' Awaj is here spanned by an ancient and substantial stone bridge , at the distance of about half a mile from the village . After crossing it we reined up our ...
... tell , and galloped across . the rich meadow - land to the river - side . The ' Awaj is here spanned by an ancient and substantial stone bridge , at the distance of about half a mile from the village . After crossing it we reined up our ...
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... tell about half a mile on the left , we galloped up to it , and discovered it to be the remains of a comparatively modern village built of stones . Half a mile beyond it we crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently ...
... tell about half a mile on the left , we galloped up to it , and discovered it to be the remains of a comparatively modern village built of stones . Half a mile beyond it we crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently ...
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... Tell Amâra rose up in the centre of it ; and Jebel Haurân shut in the view more to the east . Some miles off to the left I saw large flocks , and a few horsemen wandering among them . These , I was informed , were the shepherds of the ...
... Tell Amâra rose up in the centre of it ; and Jebel Haurân shut in the view more to the east . Some miles off to the left I saw large flocks , and a few horsemen wandering among them . These , I was informed , were the shepherds of the ...
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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...
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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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