Special Papers on Topography, Archaeology, Manners and Customs, EtcCommittee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, 1881 - 362 pages |
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Achshaph ancient appears Arabah Arabs Azázimeh Baalbek basalt Beersheba Beit Bible Biblical Book of Joshua Brugsch building built called camels camp Capernaum cave chamber Christian church Crusading curious desert distance district east Egypt Egyptian encamped excavated exists feet fellah fellaheen Galilee Gaza Gelse Greek Hamath Hazor Hebrew Hebron hills Hittites identified inscriptions Irbid Jebel Jerome Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua Judæa Judah Kadesh Kefr King lake land limestone loculi Mariette Bey masonry mentioned miles modern Mohar Moslem mounds Mount mountains Mukâm Neby neighbourhood Onomasticon Orontes Palestine pass plain plateau present probably Rameses remains road rock Roman round ruins sacred Samaria Samaritan sanctuary seems Serbonis Shechem Sheikh Shephelah side stone Suleimán synagogue Syria Talmud Tell temple tent Tiberias tomb town traces tradition tribe Tyre valley village visited Wády walls Ziph