The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... lake . Belfort ( esh Shukîf ) , on the north bank of has a population of about 9000 , including Jews , Christians , the Leontes , the finest and most important , dates somewhat and Moslems . It is one of the four sacred cities in Pales ...
... lake . Belfort ( esh Shukîf ) , on the north bank of has a population of about 9000 , including Jews , Christians , the Leontes , the finest and most important , dates somewhat and Moslems . It is one of the four sacred cities in Pales ...
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... lake was also called the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth , and the Lake of Geunesaret or Tiberias ' ; and by Pliny it is said to have been once called Lake of Tariche¿ . In form it is pear- Huweir Chorazing Kerázeh Tell Hum Tabghah of ...
... lake was also called the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth , and the Lake of Geunesaret or Tiberias ' ; and by Pliny it is said to have been once called Lake of Tariche¿ . In form it is pear- Huweir Chorazing Kerázeh Tell Hum Tabghah of ...
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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 . Among the southern Gallas tradition appears to be mainly concerned with the expulsion of the race from the country now ...
... ( lake or river ) , and the Yedju and Raia Galla also point towards the east and commemorate the passage of a bahr . Among the southern Gallas tradition appears to be mainly concerned with the expulsion of the race from the country now ...
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