Five Years in Damascus, Հատոր 2J. Murray, 1855 |
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... Bathanyeh , Batanca - Ancient houses towns - The province of Batanæa identified -- Stone doors orsemanship - Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa- Interest- - Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus - Position Wady Liwa - Visit to ...
... Bathanyeh , Batanca - Ancient houses towns - The province of Batanæa identified -- Stone doors orsemanship - Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa- Interest- - Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus - Position Wady Liwa - Visit to ...
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... Bathanyeh , Batanæa Ancient houses - Deserted towns - The province of Batanæa identi- fied - Stone doors - Druze horsemanship - Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa - Interesting ruins Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus ...
... Bathanyeh , Batanæa Ancient houses - Deserted towns - The province of Batanæa identi- fied - Stone doors - Druze horsemanship - Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa - Interesting ruins Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus ...
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... Bathanyeh . The dis- tance from Hît is about an hour , but in less than half that time we accomplished it . Bathanyeh , or Bathanîyeh , as it is sometimes called , is situated on the northern slope of the Jebel Haurân , com- manding an ...
... Bathanyeh . The dis- tance from Hît is about an hour , but in less than half that time we accomplished it . Bathanyeh , or Bathanîyeh , as it is sometimes called , is situated on the northern slope of the Jebel Haurân , com- manding an ...
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... Bathanyeh I saw three in the plain , in addition to those above referred to ; there were thus six interesting deserted towns within view in this direction alone , none of which were much over two hours distant , and all of them well ...
... Bathanyeh I saw three in the plain , in addition to those above referred to ; there were thus six interesting deserted towns within view in this direction alone , none of which were much over two hours distant , and all of them well ...
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... Bathanyeh , " the country of Bathanyeh , " embracing the whole of the mountain - chain called Jebel Haurân , with a section of the plain on the northern and eastern sides . This district is now univer- sally called by the natives either ...
... Bathanyeh , " the country of Bathanyeh , " embracing the whole of the mountain - chain called Jebel Haurân , with a section of the plain on the northern and eastern sides . This district is now univer- sally called by the natives either ...
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Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History ..., Հատոր 2 Josias Leslie Porter Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1855 |
Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History ..., Հատոր 2 Josias Leslie Porter Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1855 |
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa beautiful Bedawîn Beth-gamul border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called Canatha castle Christian church columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druzes east eastern eastward Edhr'a Edom Edrei erected extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps Hebrân hills horses inhabitants Jebel Haurân Kenath Kerioth Kuleib Kunawât Kureiyeh Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Muslems nearly Nejrân northern observed passed plain Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter road rocks rocky rode Roman Roman road round rugged ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh sheikh's house Shuhba side slope soil southern spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh tell temple town Trachonitis Travels in Syria Tribes village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts yards
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Էջ 156 - And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken. Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Էջ 162 - Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD.
Էջ 162 - Also Edom shall be a desolation : every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
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