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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... side of the Aras ; and from almost every point between the two places , the traveller has only to look across the ... sides with the sound of an earthquake , and , with the steepness of its declivities , have allowed none of the pos ...
... side of the Aras ; and from almost every point between the two places , the traveller has only to look across the ... sides with the sound of an earthquake , and , with the steepness of its declivities , have allowed none of the pos ...
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... side of the mountains of Media , until they reached the neighbourhood of Hamadán or Kermansháh , which is nearly east of Babylon . Such is the route now taken every day by all the caravans from this region to Bagdad . The Armenians ...
... side of the mountains of Media , until they reached the neighbourhood of Hamadán or Kermansháh , which is nearly east of Babylon . Such is the route now taken every day by all the caravans from this region to Bagdad . The Armenians ...
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... side was not inaccessible . In descending , however , we met with a danger which we had not anticipated ; for if in the descent of every mountain you tread less safely than in going up , it is still more diffi- cult to tread firmly ...
... side was not inaccessible . In descending , however , we met with a danger which we had not anticipated ; for if in the descent of every mountain you tread less safely than in going up , it is still more diffi- cult to tread firmly ...
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... side of the mountains of Media , until they reached the neighbourhood of Hamadán or Kermanshah , which is nearly east of Babylon . Such is the route now taken every day by all the caravans from this region to Bagdad . The Armenians ...
... side of the mountains of Media , until they reached the neighbourhood of Hamadán or Kermanshah , which is nearly east of Babylon . Such is the route now taken every day by all the caravans from this region to Bagdad . The Armenians ...
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... side was not inaccessible . In descending , however , we met with a danger which we had not anticipated ; for if in the descent of every mountain you tread less safely than in going up , it is still more diffi- cult to tread firmly ...
... side was not inaccessible . In descending , however , we met with a danger which we had not anticipated ; for if in the descent of every mountain you tread less safely than in going up , it is still more diffi- cult to tread firmly ...
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