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Page 39
... constructed by that monarch4 . " Whether this correspondence is so very obvious , will be seen in a sub- sequent chapter , when I come to speak of the waters of Jerusalem . Having now endeavoured to dispose of all the argu- ments which ...
... constructed by that monarch4 . " Whether this correspondence is so very obvious , will be seen in a sub- sequent chapter , when I come to speak of the waters of Jerusalem . Having now endeavoured to dispose of all the argu- ments which ...
Page 55
... constructed of large stones , still to be seen near the Damascus Gate , may have belonged to one of these fortified gates , and have aided to strengthen the wall in this its weakest and most assailable part : it here reached the hill ...
... constructed of large stones , still to be seen near the Damascus Gate , may have belonged to one of these fortified gates , and have aided to strengthen the wall in this its weakest and most assailable part : it here reached the hill ...
Page 57
... constructed of much smaller stones , of an entirely different character . I should judge from this that the ancient mass had been turned to account in a later building , now ruined , and had formed one side of a vaulted room . The ...
... constructed of much smaller stones , of an entirely different character . I should judge from this that the ancient mass had been turned to account in a later building , now ruined , and had formed one side of a vaulted room . The ...
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... constructed indicating not only every locality possessing a name , but so detailed that every field was measured . And in the register connected with the map , even the number of the fruit - trees in the gardens , the olive- trees in ...
... constructed indicating not only every locality possessing a name , but so detailed that every field was measured . And in the register connected with the map , even the number of the fruit - trees in the gardens , the olive- trees in ...
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... constructed of solid masonry , is called the Chapel of the Angel ; while the inner one , entered by a low door , is the very cave hewn out of the rock , where was the tomb of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . The spot where the Sacred ...
... constructed of solid masonry , is called the Chapel of the Angel ; while the inner one , entered by a low door , is the very cave hewn out of the rock , where was the tomb of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . The spot where the Sacred ...
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Acra Acta Sanctorum aisle altar ancient angle appears apse architectural Arculfus Basilica Bernardino Bezetha body buildings Calvary cave chamber choir chre Christians cloister columns Constantine court Cross Crucifixion Crusaders cubits cupola Damascus Gate described dome Domini door Dr Robinson East eastern Ecclesia edicula Emperor entrance erected Eusebius excavated existence feet Fergusson floor gate Golgotha Greek Haram hewn Holy Sepulchre inches Jerusalem Jewish Josephus loculus Lord Lord's marble mentioned monument Mosk Mount Sion North occupied original ornamented outer passage pavement piers pilgrims Plate pointed arches porch present probably quĉ Quaresmius recess rock rocky roof Rotunda Round Church sacred Sakhrah Sawulf says second wall Sepul sepulchrum shew shewn side South southern spot square St Helena stone Street supposed Temple tion tomb tower tradition transept triforium valley vaults West western William of Tyre writers δὲ καὶ τὸ τοῦ
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Page 444 - Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called Absalom's monument unto this day.
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