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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... TAKEN ON THE SPOT . EDITED BY REV . GEORGE BUSH , PROFESSOR OF HEBREW AND ORIENTAL LITERATURE IN THE NEW YORK CITY UNIVERSITY . PUBLISHED BY THE BRATTLEBORO ' TYPOGRAPHIC COMPANY , ( INCORPORATED OCTOBER 26 , 1836. ) BRATTLEBORO ' , VT ...
... TAKEN ON THE SPOT . EDITED BY REV . GEORGE BUSH , PROFESSOR OF HEBREW AND ORIENTAL LITERATURE IN THE NEW YORK CITY UNIVERSITY . PUBLISHED BY THE BRATTLEBORO ' TYPOGRAPHIC COMPANY , ( INCORPORATED OCTOBER 26 , 1836. ) BRATTLEBORO ' , VT ...
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... taken on the spot , and accompanied , for the most part , with letter - press descriptions by the Rev. T. H. Horne , originally published in Finden's Landscape Illustrations , will go also greatly to enhance the value of this portion of ...
... taken on the spot , and accompanied , for the most part , with letter - press descriptions by the Rev. T. H. Horne , originally published in Finden's Landscape Illustrations , will go also greatly to enhance the value of this portion of ...
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... taken place . The well - poised earth had already be- gun to revolve upon its axis ; and the laws of gravitation and of fluids had consequently begun to act in our system . By these laws , it was impossible that the waters could have ...
... taken place . The well - poised earth had already be- gun to revolve upon its axis ; and the laws of gravitation and of fluids had consequently begun to act in our system . By these laws , it was impossible that the waters could have ...
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... taken . But might not a dove make this journey in a day ? Or might not the climate then have been warmer than it is now ? The second objection is drawn from the fact that some of the old versions and paraphra- ses , particularly the ...
... taken . But might not a dove make this journey in a day ? Or might not the climate then have been warmer than it is now ? The second objection is drawn from the fact that some of the old versions and paraphra- ses , particularly the ...
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... taken . But might not a dove make this journey in a day ? Or might not the climate then have been warmer than it is now ? The second objection is drawn from the fact that some of the old versions and paraphra- ses , particularly the ...
... taken . But might not a dove make this journey in a day ? Or might not the climate then have been warmer than it is now ? The second objection is drawn from the fact that some of the old versions and paraphra- ses , particularly 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