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... objects to remove the gate Gennath eastward , because thus we should uncover 800 feet of the north wall of Sion ; seeing that this broken wall would expose the whole of that front of Sion , and all the Lower City . Having found " strong ...
... objects to remove the gate Gennath eastward , because thus we should uncover 800 feet of the north wall of Sion ; seeing that this broken wall would expose the whole of that front of Sion , and all the Lower City . Having found " strong ...
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... objects to traditions of the 13th century as comparatively recent , and is so very suspicious of those which date as far back at least as the commencement of the fourth . There existed formerly near the church of St Ann , within the St ...
... objects to traditions of the 13th century as comparatively recent , and is so very suspicious of those which date as far back at least as the commencement of the fourth . There existed formerly near the church of St Ann , within the St ...
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... object of the Asmoneans was to remove the annoy- ance of the fortress , the original Acra , which stood in a commanding position at the North - West of the Temple ; and the result of their labours was , that the Temple out- topped all ...
... object of the Asmoneans was to remove the annoy- ance of the fortress , the original Acra , which stood in a commanding position at the North - West of the Temple ; and the result of their labours was , that the Temple out- topped all ...
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... object that the effect of would be to place Golgotha within the Upper I answer , that I am not contending for the strict priety of the description of the writers in question 2 merely adduce their testimony to prove that ne those who had ...
... object that the effect of would be to place Golgotha within the Upper I answer , that I am not contending for the strict priety of the description of the writers in question 2 merely adduce their testimony to prove that ne those who had ...
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... objects ! So before , he de- scribes the subterranean chambers in the same neighbourhood , as " hewn with marvellous art , each containing one , or many repositories for the dead , like cisterns carved in the rock upon the sides of ...
... objects ! So before , he de- scribes the subterranean chambers in the same neighbourhood , as " hewn with marvellous art , each containing one , or many repositories for the dead , like cisterns carved in the rock upon the sides of ...
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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 quæ 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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