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Page 75
... marble as to be wholly invisible ; and thus the ap- pearance of the Sepulchre itself furnishes another objection to its identity with the place of our Lord's sepulture : nor shall I be ashamed to avow my sym- pathy with those who have ...
... marble as to be wholly invisible ; and thus the ap- pearance of the Sepulchre itself furnishes another objection to its identity with the place of our Lord's sepulture : nor shall I be ashamed to avow my sym- pathy with those who have ...
Page 76
... marble case of the cave would be better away , it were rash to deny the existence of the rock within the case , because we cannot see it1 . The great thickness of the walls , and the form of the interior , which does not at all ...
... marble case of the cave would be better away , it were rash to deny the existence of the rock within the case , because we cannot see it1 . The great thickness of the walls , and the form of the interior , which does not at all ...
Page 78
... marble , so as to give it the appearance of a building , and that the roof of the monolith was then pierced in several places to allow a vent to the smoke of the many lamps which continually burned within2 . This is probably the correct ...
... marble , so as to give it the appearance of a building , and that the roof of the monolith was then pierced in several places to allow a vent to the smoke of the many lamps which continually burned within2 . This is probably the correct ...
Page 81
... marble , having a gilded roof , on which stood a large Cross of gold . The door was on the East ; the cham- ber was a foot and a half higher than the ordinary stature of a man ; the Sepulchre was on the North side of the chamber ...
... marble , having a gilded roof , on which stood a large Cross of gold . The door was on the East ; the cham- ber was a foot and a half higher than the ordinary stature of a man ; the Sepulchre was on the North side of the chamber ...
Page 85
... marble , which concealed it from view , seems never to have been removed until the 16th century . The Russian pilgrim Daniel visited Jerusalem during the reign of King Baldwin II . , and as he is the first to describe the tomb after its ...
... marble , which concealed it from view , seems never to have been removed until the 16th century . The Russian pilgrim Daniel visited Jerusalem during the reign of King Baldwin II . , and as he is the first to describe the tomb after its ...
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Acra altar ancient angle Antonia appears apse aqueduct arches architecture Arculfus Author Basilica Bethphage Bezetha Bishop building Calvary cave century chamber Chapel chre Christian Church cloister columns Constantine Copts Cross Crown 8vo Crusaders cubits Damascus Gate described Dome door Dr Robinson East eastern Ecclesia Edition El-Aksa entrance erected Eusebius feet Fergusson Golgotha Greek ground Hadrian Haram Helena History Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Kings loculus Lord marble Mejr-ed-din mentioned monument Mosk Moslems Mount Sion North notice Ophel passage Patriarch pilgrims Pool Pool of Siloam Post 8vo present probably quĉ Quaresmius remarkable rock Rotunda ruins sacred Sakhrah says second wall shew shewn side Siloam South stone Street supposed Temple Theol tion tomb tower tradition triforium Tyropœon valley vaults West western William of Tyre Woodcuts writers δὲ ἐν καὶ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῦ
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