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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... nature . But this , it is to be remembered , never has been , and we are confident never will be , done . The material fabric of the universe and the book of inspira- tion are the works of the same author , and we may be sure that the ...
... nature . But this , it is to be remembered , never has been , and we are confident never will be , done . The material fabric of the universe and the book of inspira- tion are the works of the same author , and we may be sure that the ...
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... nature of the change which was then so suddenly produced . But the nature of the change which must necessarily have taken place , in suddenly rendering visible a part of a solid globe , the universal surface of which had been overflowed ...
... nature of the change which was then so suddenly produced . But the nature of the change which must necessarily have taken place , in suddenly rendering visible a part of a solid globe , the universal surface of which had been overflowed ...
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... natural conclusion . We have no direct means of positive knowledge as to what relation the primitive language of the ... nature of man is one of perfect ignorance , and such as we now find among the savages of Africa or America : whereas ...
... natural conclusion . We have no direct means of positive knowledge as to what relation the primitive language of the ... nature of man is one of perfect ignorance , and such as we now find among the savages of Africa or America : whereas ...
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... nature of their country . They have continued wild or uncivilized , and have retained their habits of hostility towards all the rest of the human race , though they possessed for three hun- dred years countries the most opposite in ...
... nature of their country . They have continued wild or uncivilized , and have retained their habits of hostility towards all the rest of the human race , though they possessed for three hun- dred years countries the most opposite in ...
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... nature seems to have done for them , what art has done for others . With what grace do all classes bow on receiving a favour , or in paying their respects to a superior ! Sometimes they bow down to the ground ; at other times they put ...
... nature seems to have done for them , what art has done for others . With what grace do all classes bow on receiving a favour , or in paying their respects to a superior ! Sometimes they bow down to the ground ; at other times they put ...
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