Five Years in Damascus, Volume 2J. Murray, 1855 - Damascus (Syria) |
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... village of Hīt , in the Jebel Haurān . He informed us that a large caravan was to leave the city on Monday for his native village , taking the direct road by Nejha , and along the eastern border of the Lejah . This was the route which ...
... village of Hīt , in the Jebel Haurān . He informed us that a large caravan was to leave the city on Monday for his native village , taking the direct road by Nejha , and along the eastern border of the Lejah . This was the route which ...
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... village of Baweidah , farther to the east , sur- rounded with its gardens , appeared like an island at the foot of the hills . In twenty - five minutes we passed Yelda , close upon the left , containing a few ruins , consisting of ...
... village of Baweidah , farther to the east , sur- rounded with its gardens , appeared like an island at the foot of the hills . In twenty - five minutes we passed Yelda , close upon the left , containing a few ruins , consisting of ...
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... village was fast going to ruin . The increasing exactions of the Bedawīn , and intestine feuds , are yearly diminishing the number of its inhabitants . Only a short time previously , he stated , nearly a third of the village had left ...
... village was fast going to ruin . The increasing exactions of the Bedawīn , and intestine feuds , are yearly diminishing the number of its inhabitants . Only a short time previously , he stated , nearly a third of the village had left ...
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... village of Nejha . The ground along the base of this range is thickly strewn with boulders and small fragments of basalt , and the rock itself crops up over the soil in many places . The hills and the whole valley of the ' Awaj , from ...
... village of Nejha . The ground along the base of this range is thickly strewn with boulders and small fragments of basalt , and the rock itself crops up over the soil in many places . The hills and the whole valley of the ' Awaj , from ...
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... village , situated on the summit of a rocky mound . It bears no resemblance to the villages in the plain , being constructed wholly of black stones instead of sun - dried bricks . The situation is fine , -a rich plain , watered by the ...
... village , situated on the summit of a rocky mound . It bears no resemblance to the villages in the plain , being constructed wholly of black stones instead of sun - dried bricks . The situation is fine , -a rich plain , watered by the ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus antiquity appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanęa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawīn 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 horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurān Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawāt Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmūd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mūsa nearly northern observed passed plain Portrait Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter river road rocks rode Roman Roman road round ruins Second Edition seen sheikh side sketch slope soil spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple Third Edition towers town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts Zedad
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Page 261 - 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...
Page 260 - 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.
Page 262 - And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars ; beside unwalled towns a great many.
Page 102 - The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire ? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings...
Page 156 - 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.
Page 349 - From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
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Page 330 - And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.