Universal History, ancient and modern; from the earliest records of time, to the general peace of 1801, Band 2 |
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... present it is generally distinguished by the name of Palestine . It is necessary to observe , that this description is confined to the part which is properly called " the Land of Promise ; " the boundaries of that part which belonged to ...
... present it is generally distinguished by the name of Palestine . It is necessary to observe , that this description is confined to the part which is properly called " the Land of Promise ; " the boundaries of that part which belonged to ...
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... present inhabited by the Maronites and wild Arabs ; and spotted with various edifices , as churches , convents , chapels , grots , & c . Mount Hermon , the summit of which , like Leba- non , is usually capped with snow , is the next in ...
... present inhabited by the Maronites and wild Arabs ; and spotted with various edifices , as churches , convents , chapels , grots , & c . Mount Hermon , the summit of which , like Leba- non , is usually capped with snow , is the next in ...
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... present covered with a stone vault . The pools of Solomon , supposed to have been made by order of that monarch for the supply of his palaces , gardens , and even the metropolis it- But now those works are overthrown , and their ...
... present covered with a stone vault . The pools of Solomon , supposed to have been made by order of that monarch for the supply of his palaces , gardens , and even the metropolis it- But now those works are overthrown , and their ...
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... present there are only some fragments of it to be found . The gardens of Solomon have also been long de- stroyed , and the ground is said to appear almost incapable of cultivation . The famous pools of Gihon and Bethesda may be ranked ...
... present there are only some fragments of it to be found . The gardens of Solomon have also been long de- stroyed , and the ground is said to appear almost incapable of cultivation . The famous pools of Gihon and Bethesda may be ranked ...
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... building : but the place is held in such veneration by the Turks , that a stranger cannot approach it without danger of forfeiting his life or religion , E VOL . II . The The city is at present under the government of a JEWS . 37.
... building : but the place is held in such veneration by the Turks , that a stranger cannot approach it without danger of forfeiting his life or religion , E VOL . II . The The city is at present under the government of a JEWS . 37.
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