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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... relation of facts which came under his own eye . There needs no better witness . Indeed , it is impossible for the most determined infidel carefully to examine and weigh this subject , and not be forced to feel that the Bible is divine ...
... relation of facts which came under his own eye . There needs no better witness . Indeed , it is impossible for the most determined infidel carefully to examine and weigh this subject , and not be forced to feel that the Bible is divine ...
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... relation the primitive language of the earth may have had with existing tongues ; but , in the absence of such evidence , we may form some conjectures on the subject , which are certainly marked with the highest probability . In the ...
... relation the primitive language of the earth may have had with existing tongues ; but , in the absence of such evidence , we may form some conjectures on the subject , which are certainly marked with the highest probability . In the ...
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... relation the name owes all its propriety and signifi- cance . Cain was named from the Hebrew verb Kana , to possess , because his mother had got him from the Lord ; and in this instance also , the name is inseparably connect- ed with ...
... relation the name owes all its propriety and signifi- cance . Cain was named from the Hebrew verb Kana , to possess , because his mother had got him from the Lord ; and in this instance also , the name is inseparably connect- ed with ...
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... relation of some authors , that men wading in it are buoyed up to the top as soon as the water reaches to the middle , he found upon experiment un- true . Pococke , however , says : " I was much pleased with what I observed of this ...
... relation of some authors , that men wading in it are buoyed up to the top as soon as the water reaches to the middle , he found upon experiment un- true . Pococke , however , says : " I was much pleased with what I observed of this ...
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... relation to the and wash your feet . How often , in passing through a village , may we see this grateful office performed for the weary traveller ! As the people neither wear shoes nor stockings , and as the sandal is principally for ...
... relation to the and wash your feet . How often , in passing through a village , may we see this grateful office performed for the weary traveller ! As the people neither wear shoes nor stockings , and as the sandal is principally for ...
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