Oriental Customs, Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures: By an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations, and Especially the Jews, Therein Alluded to : Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics |
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... clothes , and called to his senses again and again . 7. " Having recovered his intellect , and perfectly knowing what had passed , he cursed C'HARMA , saying , thou shalt be the servant of servants . 8. " And , since thou wast a laugher ...
... clothes , and called to his senses again and again . 7. " Having recovered his intellect , and perfectly knowing what had passed , he cursed C'HARMA , saying , thou shalt be the servant of servants . 8. " And , since thou wast a laugher ...
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... clothes , attends ten milch cows , he shall select , for his own use , the milk of that cow which ever produces most ; if he attends more cows , he shall take milk after the same rate , in lieu of wages . If a person attends one hundred ...
... clothes , attends ten milch cows , he shall select , for his own use , the milk of that cow which ever produces most ; if he attends more cows , he shall take milk after the same rate , in lieu of wages . If a person attends one hundred ...
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... cloth , to hang on the two sides of the camel , which chairs the Turks used to ride in , and sleep upon camels backs . " Mr. Hanway likewise mentions ( Travels , vol . i . p . 190. ) ked- gavays , " which are a kind of covered chairs ...
... cloth , to hang on the two sides of the camel , which chairs the Turks used to ride in , and sleep upon camels backs . " Mr. Hanway likewise mentions ( Travels , vol . i . p . 190. ) ked- gavays , " which are a kind of covered chairs ...
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... clothes . ] This ceremony is very ancient , and is frequently mentioned in scripture . Levi ( Rites and Ceremonies of the Jews , p . 174. ) says , it was performed in the following man- ner : " they take a knife , and holding the blade ...
... clothes . ] This ceremony is very ancient , and is frequently mentioned in scripture . Levi ( Rites and Ceremonies of the Jews , p . 174. ) says , it was performed in the following man- ner : " they take a knife , and holding the blade ...
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... formed by folding and glewing cloth together a great number of times ; these were curiously plaistered and painted with hierogly- phics . THEVENOT , part i . p . 137 . No. 37. - EXODUS vii . 19 . Vessels of 25 GENESIS .
... formed by folding and glewing cloth together a great number of times ; these were curiously plaistered and painted with hierogly- phics . THEVENOT , part i . p . 137 . No. 37. - EXODUS vii . 19 . Vessels of 25 GENESIS .
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