Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem: A Picture of Judaism, in the Century which Preceded the Advent of Our SaviourW. D. Ticknor, 1835 - 298 pages |
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... sides ran a portico and a gallery , was paved with green , white , yellow and black marble . An awning of various colors was stretched over it to shelter it from the burning rays of the sun ; and in the middle was the fountain with its ...
... sides ran a portico and a gallery , was paved with green , white , yellow and black marble . An awning of various colors was stretched over it to shelter it from the burning rays of the sun ; and in the middle was the fountain with its ...
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... side of it . Helon , in spite of his longing for the Holy Land , was compelled to confess that Alexander had chosen a spot to bear his name , not only pre - eminently convenient for 22 THE CARAVAN . CHAPTER III The Caravan.
... side of it . Helon , in spite of his longing for the Holy Land , was compelled to confess that Alexander had chosen a spot to bear his name , not only pre - eminently convenient for 22 THE CARAVAN . CHAPTER III The Caravan.
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... side , and saluted them as they departed . The slaves bégan to sing , and the bells on the necks and feet of the camels chimed between . Everything in the caravan was performed in measured time , the step of the camels , the jingling of ...
... side , and saluted them as they departed . The slaves bégan to sing , and the bells on the necks and feet of the camels chimed between . Everything in the caravan was performed in measured time , the step of the camels , the jingling of ...
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... of the East . Now he dwells upon the lofty side of Lebanon , near the cedars that pierce the heavens ; on the approach of the rainy season , he drives his herds to the 6 warmer plains of Jordan . He is in the THE CARAVAN . 33.
... of the East . Now he dwells upon the lofty side of Lebanon , near the cedars that pierce the heavens ; on the approach of the rainy season , he drives his herds to the 6 warmer plains of Jordan . He is in the THE CARAVAN . 33.
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... side of the Jordan ; but , on condition that forty thousand men from among them should assist in the conquest of the country on the other side , and on their return should erect , near the Jordan , a monument of their having partaken in ...
... side of the Jordan ; but , on condition that forty thousand men from among them should assist in the conquest of the country on the other side , and on their return should erect , near the Jordan , a monument of their having partaken in ...
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Page 34 - Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 70 - Behold, O My people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
Page 15 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Page 156 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 49 - And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Page 63 - And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Page 70 - Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, the Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Page 30 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Page 83 - He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Page 72 - But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice...