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... Stone of Unction 228 The Entrance Front and Outer Buildings 232 IX . The Original Form of the Ground 236 X. The Basilica of Constantine 241 . • XI . The Buildings of the Second Period , from A.D. 614 to A.D. 1010 , including the ...
... Stone of Unction 228 The Entrance Front and Outer Buildings 232 IX . The Original Form of the Ground 236 X. The Basilica of Constantine 241 . • XI . The Buildings of the Second Period , from A.D. 614 to A.D. 1010 , including the ...
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Historical, Topographical and Antiquarian Notices of Jerusalem George Williams. ~~~~*=~~~~ ~~~~). :-).......... ~~~~===~~~ TOPOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY or JERUSALEM. “Even the lifeless stone is.
Historical, Topographical and Antiquarian Notices of Jerusalem George Williams. ~~~~*=~~~~ ~~~~). :-).......... ~~~~===~~~ TOPOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY or JERUSALEM. “Even the lifeless stone is.
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... stone is nearly on a level with the street ; it bears marks of antiquity in its struc- ture , and in the size of the stones , which are much worn by exposure . It appears to have formed a round arch , and might probably be excavated ...
... stone is nearly on a level with the street ; it bears marks of antiquity in its struc- ture , and in the size of the stones , which are much worn by exposure . It appears to have formed a round arch , and might probably be excavated ...
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... stones much whiter and harder than those used in the hospital or in any modern building . On a closer examination I found it to be the pier of a gateway , with the spring - course of the arch still entire . The mass had never been ...
... stones much whiter and harder than those used in the hospital or in any modern building . On a closer examination I found it to be the pier of a gateway , with the spring - course of the arch still entire . The mass had never been ...
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... stone which once closed its mouth had been , perhaps for ages , rolled away . Stooping down to look into it , we observed within a fair sepulchre , containing a repository upon one side only , for a single body : where- as , in most of ...
... stone which once closed its mouth had been , perhaps for ages , rolled away . Stooping down to look into it , we observed within a fair sepulchre , containing a repository upon one side only , for a single body : where- as , in most of ...
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