Incidents of a Journey Through Egypt and the Holy Land
Author | : George Jack (of Dundee.) |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1870 |
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Author | : George Jack (of Dundee.) |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1870 |
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Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
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Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Arabia, Roman |
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Author | : John L. Stephens |
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Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Arabian Peninsula |
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Author | : John L. Stephens |
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Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : Arabia |
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Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Arabian Peninsula |
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Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
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Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2019-02-14 |
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ISBN | : 9783337742683 |
Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
Publisher | : Theclassics.Us |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781230230559 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. The Tomb of Rachel.--First View of Jerusalem.--Falling among Thieves.--Potent Sway of the I ieha.--A Turkish Dignitary.-- * A Missionary.--Easter in Jerusalem.--A Little Congregation. Giving a last took to the Valley of the Shepherds, we were soon on the mountain's side; and very soon, all the interest with which I had regarded Bethlehem was lost in the more absorbing feeling with which I looked forward to Jerusalem. My muleteer had gone on the night before; my Arnaout knew nothing of the holy places on the road, and we took with us a Christian boy to point them out. The first was the tomb of Rachel--a large building, with a whitened dome, and having within it a high oblong monument, built of brick, and stuccoed over. I dismounted and walked round the tomb, inside and out, and again resumed my journey. All that we know in regard to this tomb is, that Rachel died when journeying with Jacob from Sychem to Hebron, and that Jacob buried her near Bethlehem; and whether it be her tomb or not, I could not but remark that, while youth and beauty have faded away, and the queens of the East have died and been forgotten, and Zenobia and Cleopatra sleep in unknown graves, year FIRST VIEW OF JERUSALEM. 195 after year thousands of pilgrims are thronging to the supposed last resting-place of a poor Hebrew woman. The boy next conducted us to a stony field, by which, as he said, the Virgin once passed and asked for beans; the owner of the field told her there were none; and, to punish him for his falsehood and lack of charity, the beans were all changed into stones, and the country had remained barren ever since. Paul had been twice to Bethlehem without seeing this field; and he immediately dismounted and joined the boy in searching for the...
Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2017-10-14 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780265303467 |
Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land The Aspect of the Mountains. Arab Graves. The Pacha and the Bedouins. The Value of Water. Perplexing Inscriptions Habits of the Arabs. Ethics of the Desert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2017-11-11 |
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ISBN | : 9780260823984 |
Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, Vol. 2 of 2 Feast. - Condition of the Arab women.-hospitahty.-no refusing a good ofier.-a Dilemma. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : John Lloyd Stephens |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1839 |
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