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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... faces his history of God's government over his chosen people , by informing us , that in the beginning God created the ... face of the deep . Now , I confess that this always seemed to me very like the description of a ruined world : and ...
... faces his history of God's government over his chosen people , by informing us , that in the beginning God created the ... face of the deep . Now , I confess that this always seemed to me very like the description of a ruined world : and ...
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... face of the whole earth . 66 The words in which they couched their daring resolu- tion , " Let us build us a city , and a tower , whose top may reach unto heaven , " mean no more than a tower of ex- traordinary height . Such phrases may ...
... face of the whole earth . 66 The words in which they couched their daring resolu- tion , " Let us build us a city , and a tower , whose top may reach unto heaven , " mean no more than a tower of ex- traordinary height . Such phrases may ...
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... face , and the bracelets upon her hand . Nothing is more common than for heathen females to have a ring in the nose ; and this has led some to suppose , that the jewel here alluded to was put into that member , and not on the face . " I ...
... face , and the bracelets upon her hand . Nothing is more common than for heathen females to have a ring in the nose ; and this has led some to suppose , that the jewel here alluded to was put into that member , and not on the face . " I ...
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... face is not to me as yesterday and the day before . " Is a man reduced in his circumstances , he says , " The face of God is not upon me as yesterday and | doubtedly by trading with the ancient cities of Canaan. This deceit of giving ...
... face is not to me as yesterday and the day before . " Is a man reduced in his circumstances , he says , " The face of God is not upon me as yesterday and | doubtedly by trading with the ancient cities of Canaan. This deceit of giving ...
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... face of the country for many miles ; they en- Voltaire objects , in like manner , to the probability of the Old ... faces unveiled , among whom were some very beautiful women . From this display of pastoral mag- nificence , which Chardin ...
... face of the country for many miles ; they en- Voltaire objects , in like manner , to the probability of the Old ... faces unveiled , among whom were some very beautiful women . From this display of pastoral mag- nificence , which Chardin ...
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