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... traditions ; and in this case , curious as an evident confusion of the Mahometan versions of the feeding of the five thousand , and of the Last Supper , with the vision of St. Peter . Outside the door is a spring of fresh water , such ...
... traditions ; and in this case , curious as an evident confusion of the Mahometan versions of the feeding of the five thousand , and of the Last Supper , with the vision of St. Peter . Outside the door is a spring of fresh water , such ...
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... traditional place where St. Peter raised Tabitha ( Acts ix . 36–41 ) . Leaving this we crossed the plain of Sharon ( from , level , referring apparently to its freedom from rock and stone ) . As in days gone by , so now , the chief fame ...
... traditional place where St. Peter raised Tabitha ( Acts ix . 36–41 ) . Leaving this we crossed the plain of Sharon ( from , level , referring apparently to its freedom from rock and stone ) . As in days gone by , so now , the chief fame ...
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... traditional house of St. Veronica , who wiped the Saviour's face with her handkerchief ; also the house of Simon the Cyrenian , where the mark on the wall , said to be made by the cross , is shown . We went into the chapel of Ecce Homo ...
... traditional house of St. Veronica , who wiped the Saviour's face with her handkerchief ; also the house of Simon the Cyrenian , where the mark on the wall , said to be made by the cross , is shown . We went into the chapel of Ecce Homo ...
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... traditions . They say upon this rock Mahomet stood ( they even show you the impression of his foot ) , and that the rock was about to ascend with him , only it was held back by the angel Gabriel , whose finger - prints they point out ...
... traditions . They say upon this rock Mahomet stood ( they even show you the impression of his foot ) , and that the rock was about to ascend with him , only it was held back by the angel Gabriel , whose finger - prints they point out ...
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... tradition that the spot was marked before the time of Constantine by a temple or statue of Venus , which the Emperor Hadrian had erected in order to pollute a spot already in his time regarded as sacred by the Christians . The ...
... tradition that the spot was marked before the time of Constantine by a temple or statue of Venus , which the Emperor Hadrian had erected in order to pollute a spot already in his time regarded as sacred by the Christians . The ...
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