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... close rela- tions with men treacherous , bloodthirsty , covetous -men who were almost always thieves , who were 1 6 On these imaginary monsters , ' see Herod . vi . 44 . 2 Ibid . iv . 42 . frequently cannibals , sometimes wreckers - who ...
... close rela- tions with men treacherous , bloodthirsty , covetous -men who were almost always thieves , who were 1 6 On these imaginary monsters , ' see Herod . vi . 44 . 2 Ibid . iv . 42 . frequently cannibals , sometimes wreckers - who ...
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... close upon the shore , occupying the greater part of the peninsula and a portion of the plain on which it abuts ; but the ancient city is found to have been situated entirely in the plain , and its most western traces are almost half a ...
... close upon the shore , occupying the greater part of the peninsula and a portion of the plain on which it abuts ; but the ancient city is found to have been situated entirely in the plain , and its most western traces are almost half a ...
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... close together , and had several storeys , 2 for the purpose of accommodating a numerous popu- lation . The island was wholly without natural har- bour ; but on the eastern side , which faced the mainland , and was turned away from the ...
... close together , and had several storeys , 2 for the purpose of accommodating a numerous popu- lation . The island was wholly without natural har- bour ; but on the eastern side , which faced the mainland , and was turned away from the ...
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... close upon the shore , which is here low and flat , was Dor , now Tantura , the seat of a kingdom in the time of Joshua , + and allotted after its conquest to Manasseh . Here Solomon placed one of his purveyors , " and here the 1 Eponym ...
... close upon the shore , which is here low and flat , was Dor , now Tantura , the seat of a kingdom in the time of Joshua , + and allotted after its conquest to Manasseh . Here Solomon placed one of his purveyors , " and here the 1 Eponym ...
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... close to the territory of Dan , but continued to be held by the Phoenicians until the time of the Maccabees , " when it became Jewish . The town was situated on the slope of a low hill near the sea , and possessed anciently a tolerable ...
... close to the territory of Dan , but continued to be held by the Phoenicians until the time of the Maccabees , " when it became Jewish . The town was situated on the slope of a low hill near the sea , and possessed anciently a tolerable ...
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