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Metonymy from Figurative Language of the Bible by James Neil THE figure of Metonymy, or, as the word means, “change of name” is where one noun is put for another, or a pronoun is put for a noun, or ...

Peeps into Palestine - Introduction by James Neil Let me land you in imagination on the shore of Palestine. In doing so, allow me to impress upon you in the strongest manner possible three most important ...

Strange Figures by James Neil PART I. “I have used similitudes by the hand of the prophets,”[1] cries the Lord, and in doing so uses a “similitude,” for “the hand” here does not mean a literal hand ...

The Measurer by James Neil Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure ...

Leopards in the "Pride of Jordan" Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil The Jordan valley, a great volcanic cleft, is one of the most remarkable features of the Holy Land. It is ...

Interior of a Fellaheen House - Early Morning in Winter Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil The position of the stable part of the one-roomed village ...

Shepherd and Sheepfold Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 4 There are no pastures in Palestine as we understand them. Throughout the East grass is never sown or ...

Peeps into Palestine - The Sais by James Neil The Sais, or Fore-Runner. His is an extremely picturesque and evidently ancient calling. He may now be seen to the best advantage in the large towns ...

Peeps into Palestine - Watered Gardens by James Neil Joppa, the Beautiful, for so is the meaning of its name, let me show in what its beauty consists. There is nothing grand or lovely in the town, ...

The Atal or Burden Bearer Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 21 In this street in Jerusalem is presented a very familiar Oriental town scene. The central figure ...

Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil CHAPTER 6 We have seen that the principal pastures of Palestine are what the Scriptures ...

Lot and Line Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 10 This is a truly characteristic scene among Palestine fellahheen, or "cultivators of the soil," to be witnesses ...

Fishing in the Sea of Galilee Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 16 The various modes of fishing are here depicted as they are still carried on in the Lake ...

Evening at the Well Excerpt from Everyday Life in the Holy Land by James Neil Chapter 1 The scene is drawn at “the time of evening, the time of coming out of women to draw water, that is, towards ...