Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names: or, An attempt to trace the religious belief ... of certain nations, Volume 1Trubner, 1868 |
Common terms and phrases
adopted Almighty amongst ancient Asher Asherah Asshur Assyrian Baal Babylon Babylonian believe Bible called celestial Celestial Virgin Chaldæan Chaldee Christian Chron cognomen Compare consider Creator Cuneiform David deity Deut Dionysus divine doubt earth Edom Egypt Egyptian Elohim emblem epher equivalent etymology etymon evidence existence Exod Ezekiel Ezra faith fascinum father female feminine Figure Fürst Gesenius given Goddess gods Greek heathen heaven Hebrew Hindoo holy idea Isaiah Ishtar Israel Jacob Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josh Joshua Judah Judges Kings Lord Mahadeva male meaning modern Moses mother nature Numb origin Palestine phallic phallus Phoenician plural priests probably prophet recognise religion represented resembles Roman Royal Asiatic Society sacred Sanscrit Saviour Scriptures Shemitic signifies spelled stone story strong symbol Syrian tells temple told triad variant Venus viii Virgin whilst woman word worship writings
Popular passages
Page 500 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is 'turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim : for I am God, and not man ; the Holy One in the midst of thee : and I will not enter into the city.
Page 480 - Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Page 240 - Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not ; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Page 169 - And I looked, and behold a pale horse ; and his name that sat on him was death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Page 391 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Page 537 - Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man ; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Page 518 - I am the LORD'S"; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Page 160 - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts ; I am the first, and I am the last ; and beside me there is no God.
Page 525 - Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
Page 542 - He shall pour the water out of his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag And his kingdom shall be exalted.