Five Years in Damascus, Volume 2J. Murray, 1855 - Damascus (Syria) |
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... BASHAN tions in Hiyât Scripture . - - A banquet Illustrations of - Page 1-45 CHAPTER XI . FROM HIT TO KUNAWAT - THE NORTHERN SECTION OF JEBEL HAURAN . Topography of the plain of BASHAN numbers of deserted towns scriptions and dates ...
... BASHAN tions in Hiyât Scripture . - - A banquet Illustrations of - Page 1-45 CHAPTER XI . FROM HIT TO KUNAWAT - THE NORTHERN SECTION OF JEBEL HAURAN . Topography of the plain of BASHAN numbers of deserted towns scriptions and dates ...
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... Bashan Ancient sites - CHAPTER XIV . p . 170-205 JEBEL HAU- 205-210 SUWEIDEH TO NEJRAN , EDHR'A ( Edrei ) , and damascus . Roman road - The plain of Bashan - The borders of the Lejah , Trachonitis -Situation of Nejrân , and description ...
... Bashan Ancient sites - CHAPTER XIV . p . 170-205 JEBEL HAU- 205-210 SUWEIDEH TO NEJRAN , EDHR'A ( Edrei ) , and damascus . Roman road - The plain of Bashan - The borders of the Lejah , Trachonitis -Situation of Nejrân , and description ...
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... Bashan iden- tified Provinces of Bashan - GAULANITIS Its southern border Gerasa and Arbela P. 250 Site of Gadara - - of Abila . - of Gamala of The mountains of Gilead - ― The 254 Jaulân identical with Gaulanitis TRACHONITIS Identical ...
... Bashan iden- tified Provinces of Bashan - GAULANITIS Its southern border Gerasa and Arbela P. 250 Site of Gadara - - of Abila . - of Gamala of The mountains of Gilead - ― The 254 Jaulân identical with Gaulanitis TRACHONITIS Identical ...
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... BASHAN - Druze hospitality - Ancient houses and inscriptions in Hiyât - A Druze chief A banquet Illustrations of Scripture . -- FROM the period of my arrival in Syria , in 1849 , it was my desire , whenever opportunity should offer , to ...
... BASHAN - Druze hospitality - Ancient houses and inscriptions in Hiyât - A Druze chief A banquet Illustrations of Scripture . -- FROM the period of my arrival in Syria , in 1849 , it was my desire , whenever opportunity should offer , to ...
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... Bashan . These our somewhat saucy servants were per- suaded to mount ; we , of course , rode our own steeds . The beds and other baggage were placed on the backs of camels , and on we swept with the now swelling caravan . These ...
... Bashan . These our somewhat saucy servants were per- suaded to mount ; we , of course , rode our own steeds . The beds and other baggage were placed on the backs of camels , and on we swept with the now swelling caravan . These ...
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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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