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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... thousand years since , except in such changes as have been introduced by religion , which are , nevertheless , very inconsiderable . " - ( Preface to Travels in Persia , p . 6. ) Morier , an eastern traveller , says , " The manners of ...
... thousand years since , except in such changes as have been introduced by religion , which are , nevertheless , very inconsiderable . " - ( Preface to Travels in Persia , p . 6. ) Morier , an eastern traveller , says , " The manners of ...
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... Comprehensive Commentary , vol . ii . This is one of those trees , as the terebinth , & c . to whose roots , at least , naturalists accord a life of three or even four thousand years . mm 0110 THE 011 1 20 old or sick women . The rest go ...
... Comprehensive Commentary , vol . ii . This is one of those trees , as the terebinth , & c . to whose roots , at least , naturalists accord a life of three or even four thousand years . mm 0110 THE 011 1 20 old or sick women . The rest go ...
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... thousand seven hun- dred and twenty - four ; but they were but between four and five thousand , so that they had but about two hundred and fifty each , upon an average . Abraham then was superior in force to one of these emirs . But ...
... thousand seven hun- dred and twenty - four ; but they were but between four and five thousand , so that they had but about two hundred and fifty each , upon an average . Abraham then was superior in force to one of these emirs . But ...
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... thousand beasts of carriage , camels , horses , oxen , cows , and asses , and three millions of sheep and goats . This astonishing account of Chardin , is confirmed by Dr. bring no more than three or four hundred horses into the Shaw ...
... thousand beasts of carriage , camels , horses , oxen , cows , and asses , and three millions of sheep and goats . This astonishing account of Chardin , is confirmed by Dr. bring no more than three or four hundred horses into the Shaw ...
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... thousand she- kels , according to Arbuthnot , being equal in weight and value to one talent . This is the oldest coin of which we anywhere read , for it occurs Gen. xxiii . 16 , and exhibits direct evidence against those who date the ...
... thousand she- kels , according to Arbuthnot , being equal in weight and value to one talent . This is the oldest coin of which we anywhere read , for it occurs Gen. xxiii . 16 , and exhibits direct evidence against those who date 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