Universal History, ancient and modern; from the earliest records of time, to the general peace of 1801, Band 2 |
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... walls . Not a single inhabitant was spared but the family of Rahab , who had concealed the spies sent by Joshua into the city the buildings were all reduced to ashes , and a curse denounced against the man , who should attempt to raise ...
... walls . Not a single inhabitant was spared but the family of Rahab , who had concealed the spies sent by Joshua into the city the buildings were all reduced to ashes , and a curse denounced against the man , who should attempt to raise ...
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... wall and gates built by Josephus are still visible on the top ; and on the eastern side are those of a strong castle ; in the cincture of which are three altars in remem- brance of the three tabernacles , which St. Peter proposed to ...
... wall and gates built by Josephus are still visible on the top ; and on the eastern side are those of a strong castle ; in the cincture of which are three altars in remem- brance of the three tabernacles , which St. Peter proposed to ...
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... walls . Constantine erected a magnificent church upon it ; and it has always been regarded as a place of great venera- tion by Christians of all denominations . Mount Gihon stands west of Jerusalem , and at a smaller distance than ...
... walls . Constantine erected a magnificent church upon it ; and it has always been regarded as a place of great venera- tion by Christians of all denominations . Mount Gihon stands west of Jerusalem , and at a smaller distance than ...
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... walls well flanked with towers and other bulwarks ; and each wall had a ditch lined with stone . D 2 But which still retain many vestiges of ancient mag- nificence ; JEWS . 27.
... walls well flanked with towers and other bulwarks ; and each wall had a ditch lined with stone . D 2 But which still retain many vestiges of ancient mag- nificence ; JEWS . 27.
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... walls at some distance . But the most remarkable object is a church , said to have been built by the empress Helena over the place where St. John the Baptist was beheaded , the dome of which , to- gether with some beautiful columns ...
... walls at some distance . But the most remarkable object is a church , said to have been built by the empress Helena over the place where St. John the Baptist was beheaded , the dome of which , to- gether with some beautiful columns ...
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