The Temple at Jerusalem (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Adler, Marcus N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333779720 ISBN 13 : 9781333779726

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Temple at Jerusalem, erected on what is now termed the Harain esh Sherif, and to trace the origin of some of the legends still current, connected with a site, which, to a large extent, was in the past, as it will, we believe, be in the future, the House of Prayer for all nations. A nother object I have in view this evening is to arouse your attention, and through you, I hope, the attention of the community at large to the extraordinary efforts which have been made of late years by our Christian friends, not only in this country, but also abroad, in the direction of an accurate and systematic enquiry into the A rcheology, and also into the G-eology and the Natural History of the Holy Land. The Palestine Exploration Society has within the twenty-one years of its existence spent and it may be truly said well spent no less than 66,000 in carrying out these researches. The Ordnance Survey of Western Palestine, on a scale of one inch to the mile, and for some districts on a scale of 10 ft. to the mile, is in itself a work for which we Jews ought to be profoundly grateful. To attain the end they had in view the Society had the good fortune to enlist the services of men of singular ability, who were endowed with that peculiar tact and perseverance, which enabled them to carry on their explorations in the face of prejudice, and in cpite of innumerable difficulties. All those who have made themselves acquainted with the part which Sir Charles Warren has taken in this work must agree with the view, expressed by such well-known authors as Wilson and Ebers, that these excavations are, for their extent, for the boldness with which they were conceived, and for the skill with which they were carried out, unparalleled in the history of archseological exploration. Sir Charles Warren has kindly consented to explain the result of his excavations at Jerusalem, and part of what I
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333779720
• ISBN 13: 9781333779726
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 24
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