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25 July 2024

23 July 2024

17 July 2024

  • 05:0505:05, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,546‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/212 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "<section begin="s1" />his temper and drove out Francesco, saying that he could not have any one in Hell who excelled him in any thing even though it were a game. On hearing this, fresh hope was roused in the poor sinner’s heart, and, recalling the Saviour’s pledge to grant him one more boon, he begged Azrael who had stopped to watch the game to take him back to the gates of Paradise, as he felt sure the Saviour would not treat him as harshly as t... Tag: Not proofread
  • 05:0205:02, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,718‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/211 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "IDEAS AND SUPERSTITIONS 187 he inquired of Francesco, now an aged man, “‘ Not if you will grant me one favour,” answered Francesco, “and allow me to take my pack of cards into the other world.” ‘* Will my giving you the permission lead to some fresh practical joke at my expense?” “No, I most solemnly assure you,” replied the old man. Hereupon the Angel of Death snatched up Francesco’s soul and his pack of cards and went with them to the gate..." current Tag: Not proofread
  • 05:0105:01, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,661‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/210 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "my soul, or the soul of one of my comrades, but I defy thee! I entertained the Lord of Life in this cave years ago, and He gave me power to forbid any one who sits on that seat to rise from it without my leave.” The angel at once struggled to get up but found himself paralysed. Finding rage of no avail, he humbly begged to be released. Francesco extorted from him a solemn oath not to seek his soul nor that of any of his comrades for the space of... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 04:5904:59, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,592‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/209 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "and asked whether it were in His power to gratify any special wish he might have. “Not one, O Lord, but four,” replied the gambler. “What are they?” asked Jesus. “First,” said Francesco, “I am fond of playing cards, and I beg Thee to grant that whoever I play with, whether human or otherwise, I may always win. Next, that in case I invite any one to sit upon a certain stone seat at the door of our cave, he may not be able to get up without my perm... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 04:5704:57, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,651‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/208 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "Apostles. He hastily called his men together, and told them that this time a really good man and a great prophet was coming, and that they must hide away the cards and all else that was sinful, for this was quite a different sort of person from the hypocrites of Jerusalem. Leaving them to prepare for the coming guests, he hurried down the road and, saluting the Saviour and His companions, pressed them, seeing evening was at hand and a storm thre... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 04:5504:55, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,603‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/207 ‎ →‎Proofread current Tag: Proofread
  • 04:3004:30, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,562‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/206 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "gentle with the weak, kind to the poor, and except in fair fight had never been known to hurt a living thing. Children especially used to delight in his companionship. He had but one vice: he was an inveterate gambler, and all his spare moments were spent at cards. Not only did he gamble himself, but he seemed to take a special delight in persuading others to follow his example. He would waylay boys and lads on their way to school, and apprenti... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 04:2504:25, 17 July 2024 diff hist +1,563‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/205 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "Thus they passed from room to room till they came to a mighty hall, where, on rows upon rows of tables, were myriads of earthen lamps of various forms and sizes; some of which burned brightly, others with a doubtful flame, while many were going out. “These are the lives of men,” said Azrael. “It is Gabriel’s place to fill and light them; but he is rather careless. See! he has left his pitcher of oil on the table next to you.” “My lamp! where is my lam... current Tag: Not proofread

14 July 2024

  • 13:2513:25, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,741‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/204 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "are going to die,” said the father sternly. “For thwarting me in my duties, your life has been shortened.” The youth implored his mercy, falling at his feet and kissing them, till Azrael said more kindly, “Well, come into my workshop, and see if your wits can find a way out of the difficulty. Though I myself am powerless now to help you, it is possible that you may yet help yourself.” They passed through a suite of seven chambers, the sides of w... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 13:2113:21, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,683‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/203 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "promised him half his possessions if he would save his life. The son of Azrael was sorely tempted. “Well,” he said at length, “I will see what I can do, if you will make it three-fourths of your wealth, to be mine whether I succeed or no.” The patient in fear of death consented, and a contract was drawn up, signed and sealed and witnessed. Then the physician turned to his father, and by frantic gestures implored him to move to the foot of the bed... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 13:1713:17, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,681‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/202 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "Azrael had done some wrong in Heaven, to expiate which he was obliged to live a man’s life on earth, without, however, neglecting his duties as Angel of Death; so he became a physician and, as such, attained wide celebrity. He married and got a son; but his wife was a dreadful shrew; and it did not increase his happiness in her society to know that she was destined to outlive him. When Azrael had grown old, and the time for his release drew nea... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 13:1113:11, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,612‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/201 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "said to the second of the three angels, “Go thou, and fetch a handful of Earth’s dust.” He, too, flew swiftly down to Earth and tried to gather up a handful of its dust, but when he saw how the Earth shook and shuddered, and when he heard its groans, the gentle angel could not do the deed but let that which he had gathered fall, dust unto dust, and lifting up himself, he returned ashamed and weeping to the Presence of Him Who had sent him. And A... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 13:0313:03, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,559‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/200 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "<section begin="s1" />manly, the virtuous, the truthful, and the trustworthy have not yet perished; it only remains for me to demonstrate that the races of the clement<ref>Ahl el ’afu; lit. “the race of pardon.”</ref> and the generous<ref>Ahl el kurrum.</ref> are also still alive, and I therefore not only pardon the man, but shall pay the ‘dìyeh’ (blood money) out of my own private means.” <section end="s1" /> <section begin="s2" />{{center|V}} {{cent... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 12:5712:57, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,619‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/127 ‎ →‎Proofread current Tag: Proofread
  • 12:5212:52, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,597‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/126 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "word of salutation, the Rabbi addressed him in Hebrew, in tones of excited pleading, “I beg you, for the sake of all that is Holy, to deny that you know anything about the ring which this Gentile accuses you of having stolen!” “That,” said the rascal, quite thrown off his guard, “that is exactly what I meant to do.” “Very well,” said the Rabbi sternly, “as you have virtually confessed before all these witnesses that you have the ring, hand it over to i..." current Tag: Not proofread

13 July 2024

12 July 2024

  • 20:1120:11, 12 July 2024 diff hist −18‎ Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/10 ‎No edit summary
  • 14:1814:18, 12 July 2024 diff hist +1,727‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/121 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "placed there in order to recall the incident that led to the great work. The foregoing is not the only legend connected with Bab el Asbat. Just inside the city, a few yards from the gateway and between it and the historic Church and Abbey of St Anne, there stood, till the summer of 1906, an interesting old Saracenic bath-house, which has been pulled down in order to make room for a new building. The following legend used to be told concerning it:—... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 14:0714:07, 12 July 2024 diff hist +1,576‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/120 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "Allah’s command, built by his assistant angels, and then visited by them in pilgrimage fully two thousand years before the creation of our Father Adam, who was buried there. Ibrahim el Khalil, En Nebi Daûd, and many other prophets and saints lived and died there; therefore Allah Himself loves the place and will punish all who hate it and would do it an injury. I advise thee, O Monarch of the Age, to put in hand some work that may improve the city.” Str... current Tag: Not proofread

10 July 2024

  • 04:5404:54, 10 July 2024 diff hist +1,810‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/119 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "it is known as “ das Loewenthor,” from the pair of roughly carved lions built into the city-wall on either side of the entrance. Now, as it is a rare thing to find “the likeness of anything in heaven or earth” in the ornamentation of Mohammedan buildings, though here and there (as in the case of the very interesting thirteenth century bridge at Lydda), such representations are met with, one naturally looks for some tradition to explain the unus... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 04:2204:22, 10 July 2024 diff hist +1,509‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/118 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{center|IV}} {{center|{{smaller|BÂB EL ASBÂT}}}} {{sc|Four}} different sets of traditions are associated with, and furnish as many names to the only open gate-way (there being others walled-up) in the Eastern wall of Jerusalem. It is known to the Moslems, as “Bab el Asbat,” or Gate of the Tribes, a name derived from that of the adjacent “Birket Asbat Beni Israil,” or Pool of the Tribes of the Children of Israel, which is generally abbreviated to “ Bir... current Tag: Not proofread

9 July 2024

  • 05:5305:53, 9 July 2024 diff hist +1,628‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/117 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "The kadi, with other Moslems, went at once to En Nebi Daûd, but when the room was opened, no Jewess could be found. The sheykh swore solemnly that she had been there when he locked the door. “I know her well,” he said; “it was my washer- woman.” “That it was not,” said one who stood by, “for not a quarter of an hour ago my servant went to her house with a bundle of clothes, and saw her there hard at work.” The inquisitors adjourned to the woman..." current Tag: Not proofread
  • 05:3405:34, 9 July 2024 diff hist +1,489‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/116 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "active.”<ref>In the special prayer for the monthly blessing of the moon, these words occur: “David Melekh Israel khai va kayam” (David, King of Israel, is alive and active). </ref> He begged for three days’ grace in which to find a person willing to undertake so desperate an adventure. On the third day a Jew volunteered for the task, in hopes to save the community. Having purified his soul and body he was lowered into the vault in the presence of al... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 05:2505:25, 9 July 2024 diff hist +1,594‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/115 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "to him in a dream, and was going to strangle him. In his terror he asked why? and was informed “that King David wanted to avenge his subjects.” Having begged long and piteously to be spared, his life was granted, on condition that he left Jerusalem and the Holy Land at sunrise next morning.<ref>Rabbi Schwartz, “Das Heilige Land,” footnote, pp. 402-403. </ref> Another Moslem Governor of Jerusalem, being on a visit to En Nebi Daûd greatly, desired... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 05:1105:11, 9 July 2024 diff hist +1,634‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/114 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "anyone in those days, a worthless Arab, known as Ibn Faraj, succeeded in obtaining the post from the Pasha of Damascus, who was at the same time Governor-General of Syria and Palestine. Ibn Faraj proved extremely tyrannical and rapacious, and greatly oppressed the Jews in Jerusalem. One Sabbath day (Elul II. {{sc|a.m.}} 5385, ''i.e.'' {{sc|a.d.}} 1625) he attacked the Synagogue during the hours of divine service, and had fifteen of the most respec... current Tag: Not proofread

8 July 2024

  • 16:5516:55, 8 July 2024 diff hist +1,315‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/113 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "<section begin="s1" />am in league with the Jan. Had I eaten salt with you they would have treated me as a traitor, and done me some grievous ill; as it is, however, they not only spared my life, but gave me this flock as a reward for my loyalty.” Johha’s neighbours were greatly impressed by this statement, and asked his forgiveness for their past ill-will. They then humbly inquired in what way they also might obtain the friendship of the Jan.... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 16:4916:49, 8 July 2024 diff hist +1,703‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/112 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "escape. Great was his joy, when, late that afternoon, he saw, at a distance, a shepherd with a large flock of sheep. He called the shepherd and persuaded him to set him free. When asked by his deliverer why he had been thus bound, he told him: “ For refusing to taste sugar.” The shepherd seemed astonished at that, observing that he himself was fond of sugar. Johha then proposed that he should take his place. The simpleton, in the hope of sugar, c... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 16:4316:43, 8 July 2024 diff hist +1,610‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/111 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "Johha to reclaim it, the knave said that he regretted his inability to send it back, but the utensil had unfortunately died and been devoured by hyenas. “What!” exclaimed the owner angrily, “do you think me fool enough to believe that?” ‘ Well, my friend,” was the reply, “ wonderful things sometimes happen. You allowed yourself to be persuaded that your tanjera, for instance, gave birth to a young one; why, then, should you not believe that your di... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 14:4714:47, 8 July 2024 diff hist +1,653‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/110 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "remonstrance, seeing that he was only exercising his undoubted rights. At last, however, he one day appeared with a dead cat, which he left there till the occupants of the house, finding that neither remonstrances, entreaties, nor threats could induce him to remove the nuisance, and knowing that an appeal to law would be useless, seeing that Johha had the Kadi’s ear, were glad to re-sell the house to him for a nominal sum. Ever since that time,... current Tag: Not proofread

5 July 2024

3 July 2024

  • 17:0817:08, 3 July 2024 diff hist +1,620‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/109 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "find the twelve there. He thereupon remounted, and set off again, wondering as he rode along how it was that he had missed one donkey. Suddenly the suspicion flashed upon him that possibly the second count had been faulty, so he counted again, to find once more that only eleven were racing along in front of him. Terribly disconcerted, he again got down off the creature he was riding, and, stopping the others, once more counted them. He was puzzle... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 16:4816:48, 3 July 2024 diff hist +1,613‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/108 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "of Johha, a famous jester, who is by the peasantry generally confounded with the equally celebrated Abu Nowâs, and occupies in Eastern folk-lore a position analogous to that of Eulenspiegel or Dr Howleglas in European. Here are a few of the stories told of Johha. The majority are unfit for reproduction. When he was quite young, his mother one day sent him to the market to fetch some salt and also some semneh or clarified butter. She provided him wi... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 16:4416:44, 3 July 2024 diff hist +1,416‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/107 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "many pious Jews, at passing in or out, touch the gate-post lightly and reverently, and then kiss their fingers. {{center|II}} {{center|{{smaller|TURBET BIRKET MAMILLA}}<ref>Cemetery of the Pool of Mamilla.</ref>}} {{sc|The}} most conspicuous object in this cemetery is a small domed building marking the grave of the Amìr Ala ed din ’Aidi Ghadi ibn ’Abdallah el Kebkebi, who died {{sc|a.h.}} 688 (={{sc|a.d.}} 1289), according to the inscription over... current Tag: Not proofread

1 July 2024

  • 08:3808:38, 1 July 2024 diff hist +1,647‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/106 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "spot where the prophet slept so long is shown at El Edhemieh, north of the Holy City, in the large cave called Jeremiah’s Grotto; and a story like that of ’Ozair is read in the Greek churches during the service appointed for November 4th, when the fall of Jerusalem is commemorated. Jewish traditions state that the celebrated Hebrew poet, Rabbi Judah ha Levi, of Toledo,<ref>The author of many hymns, and particularly of the elegies for the 9th day... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 08:2308:23, 1 July 2024 diff hist +1,631‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/105 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "but when the prophet begged that the city and Temple might also be spared, the invader said that he had received command from Allah to destroy them. In proof of his statement, he bade Jeremiah watch the flight of three arrows which he shot at random. The first was aimed westwards, but turned in an opposite direction and struck the roof of the Temple at Jerusalem. The second arrow, which was pointed northwards, acted in the same manner, and so... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 08:1808:18, 1 July 2024 diff hist +1,783‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/104 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "wall was built in the early part of the sixteenth century. Others have informed the writer that the monuments mark the graves of “ Mûjahedin,” or warriors of Islam, in the days either of Butkhtimnussur (Nebuchadnezzar)<ref>Nebuchadnezzar and Titus are often confused by Moslem Arabs. Thus St John the Baptist’s blood is said to have continued walling up like a fountain under the great altar till the Temple was destroyed by Bakhtinnussur, and even then n... current Tag: Not proofread
  • 06:5406:54, 1 July 2024 diff hist +1,204‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/103 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{center|SECTION II }}{{center|I}} {{center|{{smaller|BAB EL KHALIL, THE JAFFA GATE AT JERUSALEM}} }}In Mohammedan eschatology Bab el Khalil figures as the Gate of Lydda where “Isa ibn Maryam will destroy Antichrist, though some amongst the learned, for instance Abulfeda and Kemél-ed-din, assert that the event will take place near the entrance to the town of Lydda, and, as a matter of fact, a well inside a small domed building situated about hal... current Tag: Not proofread
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  • 06:5206:52, 1 July 2024 diff hist +105‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/101 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{center|SECTION II }}{{center|CONTAINING LEGENDS AND ANECDOTES POSSIBLY FOUNDED ON FACT}}" current Tag: Not proofread

30 June 2024

  • 07:0907:09, 30 June 2024 diff hist +1,648‎ N Page:Folk-lore of the Holy Land.djvu/125 ‎ →‎Not proofread: Created page with "way that the carcases of horses and asses are to this day cast down the same slope. Where it stopped rolling, there it might be buried; but no monument must be erected over the grave, and, for a century after his death, every Jew passing the spot must cast a stone on it, as was the custom in the case of malefactors. His friends carried out his instructions till the body was buried, but could not bear to leave his grave without some memorial. They... current Tag: Not proofread
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