The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... Lake Semechonitis ( Bahr el Hûleh ) , and the name Hudîreh , identical with the Hebrew The antiquities of Galilee include cromlechs and rude stone monuments , rock - cut tombs , and wine - presses , with numerous remains of Byzantine ...
... Lake Semechonitis ( Bahr el Hûleh ) , and the name Hudîreh , identical with the Hebrew The antiquities of Galilee include cromlechs and rude stone monuments , rock - cut tombs , and wine - presses , with numerous remains of Byzantine ...
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... lake was also called the Sea of Chinn ereth or Chinneroth , and the Lake of Gennesaret or Tiberias ; and by Pliny it is said to have been once called Lake of Tarichea . In form it is pear- Sahel wei Chorazin Kerazeh Tell Hum Tabghah ...
... lake was also called the Sea of Chinn ereth or Chinneroth , and the Lake of Gennesaret or Tiberias ; and by Pliny it is said to have been once called Lake of Tarichea . In form it is pear- Sahel wei Chorazin Kerazeh Tell Hum Tabghah ...
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... lake , is an important site on a peninsula surrounded by the water of the lake , by the Jordan , and by a broad water ditch , while on the north - west a narrow neck of land remains . The plateau thus enclosed is partly artificial , and ...
... lake , is an important site on a peninsula surrounded by the water of the lake , by the Jordan , and by a broad water ditch , while on the north - west a narrow neck of land remains . The plateau thus enclosed is partly artificial , and ...
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... Lake . Among its public buildings are a hospital , a poorhouse opened in 1855 , about 15 churches , and a convent of the third class . The chief occupation of the inhabitants is the manufacture of leather and gloves ; and the fisheries ...
... Lake . Among its public buildings are a hospital , a poorhouse opened in 1855 , about 15 churches , and a convent of the third class . The chief occupation of the inhabitants is the manufacture of leather and gloves ; and the fisheries ...
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... ( lake or river ) , and the Yedju and Raia Galla also point towards the east and commemorate the passage of a bahr . the strange privilege of being the only merchant for his people , but in all public concerns must take the advice of the ...
... ( lake or river ) , and the Yedju and Raia Galla also point towards the east and commemorate the passage of a bahr . the strange privilege of being the only merchant for his people , but in all public concerns must take the advice of the ...
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