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 pages |
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... writers , the accounts of oriental travellers , periodicals , & c . & c . ( See the Preface for an explanation of ... writer , speaking of the Engravings of PETRA , ( or Selah ) says , " By merely affixing a text to the splendid ...
... writers , the accounts of oriental travellers , periodicals , & c . & c . ( See the Preface for an explanation of ... writer , speaking of the Engravings of PETRA , ( or Selah ) says , " By merely affixing a text to the splendid ...
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... WRITERS AND CHARACTERS OF ALL AGES . TO WHICH IS ADDED A MISSIONARY GAZETTEER , CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS MISSIONARY STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE ; BY REV . R. B. EDWARDS , EDITOR OF QUARTERLY OBSERVER . THE WHOLE BROUGHT ...
... WRITERS AND CHARACTERS OF ALL AGES . TO WHICH IS ADDED A MISSIONARY GAZETTEER , CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS MISSIONARY STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE ; BY REV . R. B. EDWARDS , EDITOR OF QUARTERLY OBSERVER . THE WHOLE BROUGHT ...
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... writers . He must set himself down in the midst of oriental scenery - gaze upon the sun , sky , mountains , and rivers of Asia - go forth with the nomade tribes of the desert - follow their flocks- travel with their caravans - rest in ...
... writers . He must set himself down in the midst of oriental scenery - gaze upon the sun , sky , mountains , and rivers of Asia - go forth with the nomade tribes of the desert - follow their flocks- travel with their caravans - rest in ...
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... writers or readers . The original and acute remarks of Michaelis , on many points of the Mosaic laws and ritual ... writer's name -- it will probably be rendering an important service to many of our readers , to give a more ample view of ...
... writers or readers . The original and acute remarks of Michaelis , on many points of the Mosaic laws and ritual ... writer's name -- it will probably be rendering an important service to many of our readers , to give a more ample view of ...
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... writers to array the evidence deducible from geolo- gical discoveries against the Mosaic account of the cre- ation ... writer by a purely philological process . Until , therefore , it is es- tablished beyond controversy that the language ...
... writers to array the evidence deducible from geolo- gical discoveries against the Mosaic account of the cre- ation ... writer by a purely philological process . Until , therefore , it is es- tablished beyond controversy that the language ...
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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 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