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 ...George Bush J. B. Lippincott, 1856 - 656 páginas |
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... head above the subsiding waters , near the place where the ark was floating , although it is only of a middling height ; but if the dove saw a great number of other trees above the water , the habits of the bird naturally led it to the ...
... head above the subsiding waters , near the place where the ark was floating , although it is only of a middling height ; but if the dove saw a great number of other trees above the water , the habits of the bird naturally led it to the ...
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... head , which also falls on the shoulders . When a journey has to be taken , were they not to rise early , they would ... head every two or three days with the urine of the female camel , and consider this to be very healthy ...
... head , which also falls on the shoulders . When a journey has to be taken , were they not to rise early , they would ... head every two or three days with the urine of the female camel , and consider this to be very healthy ...
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... head , in token of subjection ; and a widow had a garment which indicated her widowed state . The daughters of a king , and ladies of high rank , who were virgins , wore a garment of many colours , reaching , as is supposed , to the ...
... head , in token of subjection ; and a widow had a garment which indicated her widowed state . The daughters of a king , and ladies of high rank , who were virgins , wore a garment of many colours , reaching , as is supposed , to the ...
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... head servant called a Kani- ka - Pulli , i . e . an accountant , in whose hands they often place all they possess . Such a man is more like a rela- | tion or a friend , than a servant ; for , on all important subjects , he is regularly ...
... head servant called a Kani- ka - Pulli , i . e . an accountant , in whose hands they often place all they possess . Such a man is more like a rela- | tion or a friend , than a servant ; for , on all important subjects , he is regularly ...
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... head ; " and among other instances of it we read in the Travels of the Ambassadors , that " there were but sixty horses for ninety - four persons . The mehemander ( or conductor ) swore by the head of the king , ( which is the greatest ...
... head ; " and among other instances of it we read in the Travels of the Ambassadors , that " there were but sixty horses for ninety - four persons . The mehemander ( or conductor ) swore by the head of the king , ( which is the greatest ...
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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 Judah kind king land Lord manner means mentioned Mephibosheth Moses mountains murder nations nature never observed occasion passage Persia person Philistines polygamy present prince probably prophet punishment rain reason rendered sacred Samaria Samuel 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