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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... fire have spared among the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum . Here , as every successive word and letter , which can be redeemed from the crisp and crumbling texture of the blackened parchment , is noted down with the most scrupulous ...
... fire have spared among the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum . Here , as every successive word and letter , which can be redeemed from the crisp and crumbling texture of the blackened parchment , is noted down with the most scrupulous ...
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... fire , we passed the night in the grassy region , and on the third day reached the convent , where we were regaled with an ex- cellent breakfast . We however took care not to tell the Armenians any thing about our accident , as they ...
... fire , we passed the night in the grassy region , and on the third day reached the convent , where we were regaled with an ex- cellent breakfast . We however took care not to tell the Armenians any thing about our accident , as they ...
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... fire , could resist the waters of a general deluge , whose impetuous assault , as they must have well known , the ... fire began in a very remote age , and most probably under the direction and among the rebellious followers of Nimrod ...
... fire , could resist the waters of a general deluge , whose impetuous assault , as they must have well known , the ... fire began in a very remote age , and most probably under the direction and among the rebellious followers of Nimrod ...
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... fire from the Lord out of heaven ; and he overthrew those cities , and all the plain , and all the inhabitants of the cities , and that which grew upon the ground . " But since the brimstone and the fire were rained from heaven , so ...
... fire from the Lord out of heaven ; and he overthrew those cities , and all the plain , and all the inhabitants of the cities , and that which grew upon the ground . " But since the brimstone and the fire were rained from heaven , so ...
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... fire was an emblem of the Divine presence , and that it ratified the cov- enant with Abram . It is an interesting fact that the burn- ing lamp or fire is still used in the East in confirmation of a covenant . Should a person in the ...
... fire was an emblem of the Divine presence , and that it ratified the cov- enant with Abram . It is an interesting fact that the burn- ing lamp or fire is still used in the East in confirmation of a covenant . Should a person in the ...
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