Sentences with phrase «built upon the hills»

When reading about the birth of Jesus in Scripture, many people do not realize that Bethlehem was situated within a mile or two of the Herodium, a huge palace fortress built upon a hill for King Herod, who had set himself up as the King of the Jews.

The David - Zion event was also given expression in the cultus, that is, in the liturgies of the Jerusalem temple which Solomon built upon the hill of Zion.

The old town that was built upon the hills overlooks the Douro River, and the modern metropolis has a blooming nightlife and creative scene.

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But folded into her narrative are small prose - hymns to Oxford, «an old - fashioned city, with inconvenient buildings and narrow streets...; but her foundations were set upon the holy hills and her spires touched heaven.»

Chalk Hill has built a legacy upon their consistent, California style creamy, oaky, buttery and bold Chardonnays, the 2015 Estate Chardonnay lives up to the legacy, and then some.

Webster then left the company for a position at Duke University where he was the library management network guru, and building upon his experience there, he eventually landed his latest position with «Skip» Bollenbacher's CELL group at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, last September.

Shockingly, the kind of cringe - inducing material upon which Mr. Mazer has built a career as a writer for Sacha Baron Cohen («Bruno,» «Borat,» «Da Ali G Show») doesn't work when rendered by types who could have been cast in «Notting Hill» (someone even makes a Hugh Grant joke).

The story and journey of «Silent Hill: Revelation 3D» isn't cohesive as elements, like a police detective investigation, are never realized, built upon, or returned to.

Created in 1985 by Oscar nominee and Emmy Award - winning writer - director - producer Richard Curtis («Four Weddings and a Funeral,» «Bridget Jones Diary,» «Notting Hill»), Red Nose Day was built upon the foundation that mass media and celebrities can help raise money and increase awareness of poverty in order to save and change millions of lives.

So, last spring, as I chored upon the hill watching old ships in the fjord raised up and repaired and fresh logs hewn to build new knarrs, I began with some excitement - and much unexpected dread - to realize we would truly leave this Iceland.

At Elm Hill, authors will have access to self - publishing services offered through six different publishing packages, each building upon the previous tier.

Elm Hill is built upon the combined strengths of its pillars — the expertise and distribution channels of HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP), a world leading Christian publisher and the editorial, marketing, and production resources of Accurance.

Perched upon a hill where white - washed buildings tumble colourfully down towards great hotels and soft golden sands, Oropesa has evolved from a defensive outpost against pirates, to a welcoming town with everything you need for a relaxing beach holiday.

Sat upon a hill, this is a building straight from the pages of fantasy.

Known as the «Place of Glory», Kuzuko Lodge is built high upon a hill in a private section of the northern part of the malaria - free Addo Elephant National Park.

Silent Hill 2 builds upon the first game in ways that strengthen the originality of its premise; comparisons to Twin Peaks are tenuous: Kafka would be a more reasonable reference.

Hill added that transitioning into VR can be an easy step if a studio has already has a strong virtual world to build upon.

What you have in Silent Hill is a collection of stories built upon a tragedy that each character caused, experienced, regretted, etc..

Salt and light are metaphors in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13 - 16), a passage cited by John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as he stated his intention to build «a city upon a hill.»

Building upon the success of its premiere season, «Lazy Environmentalist» host Josh Dorfman will welcome... guests Jennifer Boulden, Co-Founder of Ideal Bite, Graham Hill, Founder of Treehugger, and Mark Spellun, Publisher and Editor - in - Chief of Plenty Magazine, to discuss this emerging trend and the role the media plays in its dissemination.

Clark Hill is built upon a core set of values that guide us in our relationships with our clients, our interactions with each other, and our connection to the communities in which we serve.