Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the Eastern nations, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 - Bible |
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... deities ; and one of the kings of Moab is said to have offered up his eldest son as a burnt offering , when in danger from the superior prowess of the Edomites . 2 Kings , iii . 27 . Nor was the belief , that the gods were rendered ...
... deities ; and one of the kings of Moab is said to have offered up his eldest son as a burnt offering , when in danger from the superior prowess of the Edomites . 2 Kings , iii . 27 . Nor was the belief , that the gods were rendered ...
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... deities , have been washed for that purpose ; and if , within fourteen days , he has any sickness , or indisposition , his crime is considered as proved . " No. 57.-x. 31. Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes . ] The importance of a ...
... deities , have been washed for that purpose ; and if , within fourteen days , he has any sickness , or indisposition , his crime is considered as proved . " No. 57.-x. 31. Thou mayest be to us instead of eyes . ] The importance of a ...
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Samuel Burder. and. the. principal. deities. are. supposed. to. be. seated. in. the sides of the north , on the summit of this mountain , which is called also Sabha , or of the congregation . This ... deities are supposed to be seated in ...
Samuel Burder. and. the. principal. deities. are. supposed. to. be. seated. in. the sides of the north , on the summit of this mountain , which is called also Sabha , or of the congregation . This ... deities are supposed to be seated in ...
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... deities , which the Israelites carried with them in the desert , were borne in niches upon men's shoulders , or drawn about on covered car- riages , as we know the heathens carried their idols in pro- cession , or in public marches ...
... deities , which the Israelites carried with them in the desert , were borne in niches upon men's shoulders , or drawn about on covered car- riages , as we know the heathens carried their idols in pro- cession , or in public marches ...
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... deities , says , they carried it from one tem- ple to another , inclosed in a little chapel made of gilt wood . Clemens of Alexandria speaks of an Egyptian procession , wherein they carried two dogs of gold , an hawk , and an ibis . The ...
... deities , says , they carried it from one tem- ple to another , inclosed in a little chapel made of gilt wood . Clemens of Alexandria speaks of an Egyptian procession , wherein they carried two dogs of gold , an hawk , and an ibis . The ...
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Page 310 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
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Page 348 - And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid ; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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Page 141 - In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened. And the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low...
Page 307 - And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 222 - This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it ; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
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