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... Importance of the cities in Phoenicia - Their names and relative eminence - Cities of the first rank - Sidon - Tyre - Arvad or Aradus - Marathus - Gebal or Byblus - Tripolis - Cities of the second rank - Aphaca - Berytus - Arka ...
... Importance of the cities in Phoenicia - Their names and relative eminence - Cities of the first rank - Sidon - Tyre - Arvad or Aradus - Marathus - Gebal or Byblus - Tripolis - Cities of the second rank - Aphaca - Berytus - Arka ...
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... important . It is a 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 ...
... important . It is a 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 ...
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... important . As the water ' Tristram , Land of Israel , p . | in Smith's Dictionary of the Bible , ii . 87 . 2 Ibid . p . 600. Compare Porter , 621 . which comes into the lake cannot be discharged by evaporation C 2 CH . I. ] 19 THE LAND ...
... important . As the water ' Tristram , Land of Israel , p . | in Smith's Dictionary of the Bible , ii . 87 . 2 Ibid . p . 600. Compare Porter , 621 . which comes into the lake cannot be discharged by evaporation C 2 CH . I. ] 19 THE LAND ...
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... 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 banks for weeks , waiting until the swell has ...
... 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 banks for weeks , waiting until the swell has ...
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... favoured or more fitted by its general position , its formation , and the character of its soil , to become the home of an important nation . CHAPTER II . CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS . Climate of Phoenicia CH . I. ] 29 THE LAND .
... favoured or more fitted by its general position , its formation , and the character of its soil , to become the home of an important nation . CHAPTER II . CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS . Climate of Phoenicia CH . I. ] 29 THE LAND .
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