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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...the Christians in A.i. 1242 by Abu Ali, the colleague of Sultan Bibars, and has remained in Moslem hands ever since. 1 1 Kings, xiv. 7; xvi. 24. Jer. xii. 5. 8 John, iv. 5. Acts, vii. 16. 8 John, iv. 30--12. Acts, viii. 25; ix. 31; xv. 3. The town of Nabulus is about forty miles north-north-west from Jericho, and thirty-four miles north of Jerusalem. From a few miles south of Shechem runs north a continuous range of mountains, which fall abruptly down on the east, to a narrow and fertile valley from one to three miles in width and eight or ten miles in length. This valley is the Scriptural plain of Moreh.1 Near the northern part of this plain the mountains on the west arc rent asunder, forming two high bluffs, separated by a narrow defile, which, as it runs into the interior, turns to the south-west, forming a sequestered glen of great beauty, wherein lies the ancient city of Shechem, the modern Nabulus. These opposite bluffe, which form the gateway to the valley within, are Ebal and Gerizim, the former on the north, the latter on the south. This city is long and narrow, extending along the base of Gerizim, and partly resting upon its lower declivity. Though the houses are solidly built, everything, to the floors and domed roofs being of stone, the streets are narrow and uneven, full of rubbish, stones, and various other obstructions, and very filthy. The bazaars are shaded with mats, or arched much like those of Jerusalem, though very superior in their ample supplies of wholesomelooking provisions, and in the various sorts of merchandize demanded by oriental tastes and habits. Some portions of the city really present the appearance of active business and thrift. There are extensive manufactories of soap, held in high repute in the Levant. It is made with o...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236246059
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 136
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236246055
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 254 gr


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