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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... lived and died in this country , from its settlement to this time . To every notice of an author a list of his principal writings ( so far as possible ) is given , with a reference to the best biographies of the individual . 8. As a ...
... lived and died in this country , from its settlement to this time . To every notice of an author a list of his principal writings ( so far as possible ) is given , with a reference to the best biographies of the individual . 8. As a ...
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... lived but five years there , and understood only the vulgar languages , which are the Indian and Persian , without the knowledge of that of the Brahmins ; but , nevertheless , I did not spend my time there in idleness : on the contrary ...
... lived but five years there , and understood only the vulgar languages , which are the Indian and Persian , without the knowledge of that of the Brahmins ; but , nevertheless , I did not spend my time there in idleness : on the contrary ...
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... lived tree . See , also , quite a full description of it , and a view of those very ancient olives of Gethse- mane , in Dr. Jenks's Comprehensive Commentary , vol . ii . This is one of those trees , as the terebinth , & c . to whose ...
... lived tree . See , also , quite a full description of it , and a view of those very ancient olives of Gethse- mane , in Dr. Jenks's Comprehensive Commentary , vol . ii . This is one of those trees , as the terebinth , & c . to whose ...
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... lived under the gentle sway of their common parent . Dr. Chandler , indeed , is of opinion , that the idea of reconciliation and peace was not associated with the olive branch till ages long posterior to the deluge . The olive groves ...
... lived under the gentle sway of their common parent . Dr. Chandler , indeed , is of opinion , that the idea of reconciliation and peace was not associated with the olive branch till ages long posterior to the deluge . The olive groves ...
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... lived before the flood ; and which was the only language spoken on earth from the beginning of the world : for no hint of any confusion of language , or even material diversity of speech , before the building of Babel , is given in the ...
... lived before the flood ; and which was the only language spoken on earth from the beginning of the world : for no hint of any confusion of language , or even material diversity of speech , before the building of Babel , is given 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