Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, derived principally from the manners, customs, rites, traditions, forms of speech, antiquities, climate, and works of art and literature of the Eastern nations; embodying all that is valuable in the works of Harmer, Burder, Paxton, and Roberts, and the most celebrated oriental travellers; embracing also the subject of the fulfilment of prophecy, as exhibited by Keith and others ... Edited by Rev. G. Bush. [With plates.]Brattleboro' Typographic Company, 1839 - 656 páginas |
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... Saul's army , after a battle , flew , that is , fell voraciously upon the cattle they had taken , and threw them ... Saul caused to be rolled to him a great stone , and ordered those that killed their oxen , to cut their throats upon ...
... Saul's army , after a battle , flew , that is , fell voraciously upon the cattle they had taken , and threw them ... Saul caused to be rolled to him a great stone , and ordered those that killed their oxen , to cut their throats upon ...
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... Saul , of the father of the prodigal , and of many others , is beauti- fully illustrated by the manners of the East , at this day . Not to meet a friend , or an expected guest , would be con- sidered as rude in the extreme . So soon as ...
... Saul , of the father of the prodigal , and of many others , is beauti- fully illustrated by the manners of the East , at this day . Not to meet a friend , or an expected guest , would be con- sidered as rude in the extreme . So soon as ...
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... Saul , many ages after this , Abner sat at ta- ble by his master's side ; and David also had his place al- lotted to him , which is emphatically called his seat . As this is undoubtedly the most natural and dignified posture , so it ...
... Saul , many ages after this , Abner sat at ta- ble by his master's side ; and David also had his place al- lotted to him , which is emphatically called his seat . As this is undoubtedly the most natural and dignified posture , so it ...
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... Saul and Jonathan , seems , in one of his expressions , to allude to the avenge- ment of blood . The Arabs , in their poems , very commonly observe , that no dew falls on the place where a murder has been committed , until the blood has ...
... Saul and Jonathan , seems , in one of his expressions , to allude to the avenge- ment of blood . The Arabs , in their poems , very commonly observe , that no dew falls on the place where a murder has been committed , until the blood has ...
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... Saul had a seraglio , and that too belonging to him as king ; for David ( 2 Sam . xii . 8 ) is said to have succeeded to it . David , before he was king , had , besides Michal , other two wives , Abigail and Ahinoam , 2 Sam . ii . 2 ...
... Saul had a seraglio , and that too belonging to him as king ; for David ( 2 Sam . xii . 8 ) is said to have succeeded to it . David , before he was king , had , besides Michal , other two wives , Abigail and Ahinoam , 2 Sam . ii . 2 ...
Términos y frases comunes
Abner Absalom according Achish Aleppo Ammonites ancient animal appears Arabs army beard beasts blood bread called camels Canaan CHAP CHAPTER children of Israel circumstances command corn crime custom David death desert earth East eastern Egypt enemies ephod eyes father favour feet give ground hand hath head heaven Hebrew holy honour horses inhabitants Ishbosheth Israel Israelites Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Joab Josephus journey Judah kind king land Lord manner means mentioned Mephibosheth Moses mountains murder nations nature never observed occasion passage Persia person Philistines polygamy present princes probably prophet punishment rain reason rendered sacred Samaria Saul Saul's says scripture seems sent servant Shimei signifies Solomon stones suppose Syria temple thee thing thou shalt throne tion translation traveller tree tribe of Judah tribes unto Uzzah whole wife word writers