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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... traveller , says , " The manners of the East , amid all the changes of government and religion , are stili the same ; they are living impressions from an original mould ; and at every step , some object , some idiom , some dress , or ...
... traveller , says , " The manners of the East , amid all the changes of government and religion , are stili the same ; they are living impressions from an original mould ; and at every step , some object , some idiom , some dress , or ...
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... travellers . The topographical descriptions of many of the most noted places of scripture , a department to which particular attention has been given in the ensuing pages , suggests at once the divine predictions bearing upon their ...
... travellers . The topographical descriptions of many of the most noted places of scripture , a department to which particular attention has been given in the ensuing pages , suggests at once the divine predictions bearing upon their ...
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... TRAVELLER , Palestine , Syria , and Asia Minor , 3 vols . 12mo . Boston , 1830 . HEEREN'S Asiatic Nations , 3 vols . 8vo . Oxford , 1833 . WADDINGTON's Travels in Ethiopia , 4to . London , 1827 . HOSKINS ' Travels in Ethiopia , 4to ...
... TRAVELLER , Palestine , Syria , and Asia Minor , 3 vols . 12mo . Boston , 1830 . HEEREN'S Asiatic Nations , 3 vols . 8vo . Oxford , 1833 . WADDINGTON's Travels in Ethiopia , 4to . London , 1827 . HOSKINS ' Travels in Ethiopia , 4to ...
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... travellers in preference to meat broth , as being extremely warm and invigorating . This being a fast - day , poor ... traveller never fails to experience when on lofty elevations , and under pleasing circumstances . I laid myself down ...
... travellers in preference to meat broth , as being extremely warm and invigorating . This being a fast - day , poor ... traveller never fails to experience when on lofty elevations , and under pleasing circumstances . I laid myself down ...
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... travellers driving a cow before them : they had black goatskins upon their shoulders , and lances and shields in ... traveller ; and his general descriptions are better entitled to credit than those of the travellers who have reviled ...
... travellers driving a cow before them : they had black goatskins upon their shoulders , and lances and shields in ... traveller ; and his general descriptions are better entitled to credit than those of the travellers who have reviled ...
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