The Riddle of Nearer AsiaUnited Council for Missionary Education, 1918 - 160 pages |
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Ægean Sea Africa Allah ancient Arab Arabia Armenian Asia Minor Asiatic Assyria Assyrian Babylon Babylonia Bagdad Bosra Caliph called camel caravan centre centuries Christ Christian Church civilization College conquered Constantinople D. G. Hogarth Damascus desert despotism developed divine earth East Egypt Emperor Euphrates Europe exile faith flocks forces glory God's Gospel Greece Greek hand Hebrew Hellenic highland hills Holy humanity imperial influence Isaiah Islam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judæa Judaism king Kingdom land leadership live Lord massacres Mecca Mesopotamia mind missionary Mohammed moral Moslem mountains Nearer Asia Nile Nineveh Ottoman Ottoman Empire Palestine passion Paul persecution Persian Gulf plains plough political progress prophet race religion religious rich river Roman Empire Rome rule Seljuk Turks Semitic Sennacherib Smyrna spirit Syria Tarsus Taurus Taurus Mountains thought thousand to-day towns tribes Turk Turkish Empire unity West whole women worship
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Page 33 - How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land ? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth...
Page 133 - His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
Page 28 - I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man : and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people : and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth ; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Page 132 - The aim of Zionism is to create for the Jewish people a home in Palestine secured by public law.
Page 28 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 133 - Jewish agricultural and industrial workers. 2. The organization and binding together of the whole of Jewry by means of appropriate institutions, local and international, in accordance with the laws of each country. 3. The strengthening and fostering of Jewish national sentiment and consciousness. 4. Preparatory steps towards obtaining government consent, where necessary, to the attainment of the aim of Zionism.
Page 28 - Wherefore it shall come to pass, That when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, And the glory of his high looks.
Page 29 - Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
Page 6 - They say the Lion and the Lizard keep The Courts where Jamshyd gloried and drank deep: And Bahram, that great Hunter — the Wild Ass Stamps o'er his Head, but cannot break his Sleep.
Page 24 - For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.