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... considerably narrower limits . A race , quite distinct from that of the Phoenicians , was settled from an early date on the southern portion of the west Asian coast , where it verges towards Africa . From Jabneh ( Yebna ) southwards was ...
... considerably narrower limits . A race , quite distinct from that of the Phoenicians , was settled from an early date on the southern portion of the west Asian coast , where it verges towards Africa . From Jabneh ( Yebna ) southwards was ...
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... considerable stream even in summer , and in the rainy season is a barrier to intercourse , caravans sometimes remaining encamped on its banks for several weeks , unable to cross.'2 The soil of the plain is shallow , the rock lying ...
... considerable stream even in summer , and in the rainy season is a barrier to intercourse , caravans sometimes remaining encamped on its banks for several weeks , unable to cross.'2 The soil of the plain is shallow , the rock lying ...
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... considerable grove , of forest trees . But the beauty of the tract is conspicuous ; and if Carmel means , as some interpret , a garden ' rather than a forest , ' it may be held to well justify its appellation . The whole mountain - side ...
... considerable grove , of forest trees . But the beauty of the tract is conspicuous ; and if Carmel means , as some interpret , a garden ' rather than a forest , ' it may be held to well justify its appellation . The whole mountain - side ...
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... considerable volume . From one spot may be counted no less than seven of these cascades , now dashing in white spray over a cliff , now lost under the shade of trees , soon to reappear over the next shelving rock . ' Or , to quote from ...
... considerable volume . From one spot may be counted no less than seven of these cascades , now dashing in white spray over a cliff , now lost under the shade of trees , soon to reappear over the next shelving rock . ' Or , to quote from ...
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... considerable . In the rainy season it constitutes an important impediment to intercourse , since it frequently sweeps away any bridge which may be thrown across it , and is itself unfordable . Caravans sometimes remain encamped upon its ...
... considerable . In the rainy season it constitutes an important impediment to intercourse , since it frequently sweeps away any bridge which may be thrown across it , and is itself unfordable . Caravans sometimes remain encamped upon its ...
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