The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Volume 24J. Murray, 1854 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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... ruins , except the gateway , where a family of Metâwileh Sheikhs have built a house within the walls , which they make their home . Here Jerjû'a bore N. 24 E. and the castle esh - Shŭkîf N. 42o E. • From Tibnîn we took a course S. 60 ...
... ruins , except the gateway , where a family of Metâwileh Sheikhs have built a house within the walls , which they make their home . Here Jerjû'a bore N. 24 E. and the castle esh - Shŭkîf N. 42o E. • From Tibnîn we took a course S. 60 ...
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... ruin on its N.W. declivity . This also cannot be the Hazor of Scripture and Josephus , for that was adjacent , not ( like this ) to the lake of Tiberias , but to the waters of Merom or Sa- mochonitis , now the Hûleh . We descended to ...
... ruin on its N.W. declivity . This also cannot be the Hazor of Scripture and Josephus , for that was adjacent , not ( like this ) to the lake of Tiberias , but to the waters of Merom or Sa- mochonitis , now the Hûleh . We descended to ...
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... ruins of a large and strong fortress , with the walls and foundations of houses and cisterns , indicating an important place . The remains of antiquity found here are much more extensive than those existing at Seffurich . Râmeh was here ...
... ruins of a large and strong fortress , with the walls and foundations of houses and cisterns , indicating an important place . The remains of antiquity found here are much more extensive than those existing at Seffurich . Râmeh was here ...
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... ruins of an ancient church , a fine structure of large hewn , stones . It lies on a declivity , looking westward out over the great plain . Close upon the S. side of the Jerusalem road is the Tell and ruin of Latrôn . The ruin is that ...
... ruins of an ancient church , a fine structure of large hewn , stones . It lies on a declivity , looking westward out over the great plain . Close upon the S. side of the Jerusalem road is the Tell and ruin of Latrôn . The ruin is that ...
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... ruins of a village called ' Askar , which name has some- times been compared with the Sychar of the New Testament . It has , however , the letter Ayin , which precludes any such affinity . We passed on northwards along the plain , which ...
... ruins of a village called ' Askar , which name has some- times been compared with the Sychar of the New Testament . It has , however , the letter Ayin , which precludes any such affinity . We passed on northwards along the plain , which ...
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