A Journey to Damascus Through Egypt, Nubia, Arabia Petrĉa, Palestine, and Syria, Volume 2 |
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Page 135 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter ; for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
Page 309 - OVERLAND JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, DURING THE YEARS 1841 AND 1842, BY SIR GEORGE SIMPSON, GOVERNOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY'S TERRITORIES. In one very neat crown octavo volume, rich extra crimson cloth, or in two parts, paper, price 75 cents each.
Page 309 - It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest, which industry and research could collect. We have derived much entertainment and instruction from the work.
Page 136 - For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for My people and for My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted My land.
Page 135 - And they have built the high places of tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which J commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
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| Title | A Journey to Damascus Through Egypt, Nubia, Arabia Petrĉa, Palestine, and Syria, Volume 2 A Journey to Damascus Through Egypt, Nubia, Arabia Petrĉa, Palestine, and Syria, Frederick William Robert Stewart Londonderry (4th marquess) Elibron classics |
| Author | Frederick William Robert Stewart Londonderry (4th marquess) |
| Publisher | H. Colburn, 1847 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 7, 2007 |
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