Egypt and the Books of Moses: Or the Books of Egypt, with an Appendix |
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... common which comes upon the table . ” 2 Ancient authors often mention the sheep of Egypt . According to Herodotus , rams were considered sacred by the Thebans , and sheep were sacrificed by the inhabitants of the Mendesian nome in the ...
... common which comes upon the table . ” 2 Ancient authors often mention the sheep of Egypt . According to Herodotus , rams were considered sacred by the Thebans , and sheep were sacrificed by the inhabitants of the Mendesian nome in the ...
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... common in the deserts of Thebaid , is also not met with.3 Even fowls and pigeons , which Egypt had in so great abundance , do not appear , while " geese are repeatedly introduced . " Of others objects , which , although they certainly ...
... common in the deserts of Thebaid , is also not met with.3 Even fowls and pigeons , which Egypt had in so great abundance , do not appear , while " geese are repeatedly introduced . " Of others objects , which , although they certainly ...
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... common use , weapons , household furniture , instruments , were made of copper hardened by an alloy of tin . But , on the other hand , Wilkinsons remarks : " The constant employment of bronze arms and implements is not a sufficient ...
... common use , weapons , household furniture , instruments , were made of copper hardened by an alloy of tin . But , on the other hand , Wilkinsons remarks : " The constant employment of bronze arms and implements is not a sufficient ...
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... common in every language ; and Bohlen's error , in which he is strangely followed by Hengstenberg , arises from mistaking the secondary and prevalent signifi- cation of the word for its original and primary . T. * II . p . 403 , 4 . 2 ...
... common in every language ; and Bohlen's error , in which he is strangely followed by Hengstenberg , arises from mistaking the secondary and prevalent signifi- cation of the word for its original and primary . T. * II . p . 403 , 4 . 2 ...
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... common do- mestic establishment , " & c . The error , however , lies here , not on the side of the author , but on that of his critics . They are guilty of inadvertently transferring that which universally prevails in the East to Egypt ...
... common do- mestic establishment , " & c . The error , however , lies here , not on the side of the author , but on that of his critics . They are guilty of inadvertently transferring that which universally prevails in the East to Egypt ...
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Page 31 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck ; and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Page 78 - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we : come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Page 118 - Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
Page 201 - We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Page 212 - The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent ye, and believe the gospel. Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them ; Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Page 225 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm ; therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 45 - They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come ; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks ; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
Page 186 - But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents ; for that is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Page 202 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Page 75 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.