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Page 11
... Walls and Towers , from Bab- ylonian Coins 265 267 106. Men Bridled ... 188 107. Nebo . 268 Statue in British 190 Museum . 271 ..... 194 Children . 273 74. Towers in the Desert . 75. Persian Daric .... 76. The Royal Cup - bearer 192 108 ...
... Walls and Towers , from Bab- ylonian Coins 265 267 106. Men Bridled ... 188 107. Nebo . 268 Statue in British 190 Museum . 271 ..... 194 Children . 273 74. Towers in the Desert . 75. Persian Daric .... 76. The Royal Cup - bearer 192 108 ...
Page 14
... walls of sun - dried brick . The finest quality of bricks was of a yellow color , resembling our fire- bricks ... walls of their buildings , to render them more durable . The rude walls , erected with unburnt brick , cemented with hot ...
... walls of sun - dried brick . The finest quality of bricks was of a yellow color , resembling our fire- bricks ... walls of their buildings , to render them more durable . The rude walls , erected with unburnt brick , cemented with hot ...
Page 45
... wall a representation of a naked man with limbs stretched out , and arms and ankles fastened to the floor or table , while a tall , bearded man is in the act of flaying him alive . This is supposed to be " the chief of the executioners ...
... wall a representation of a naked man with limbs stretched out , and arms and ankles fastened to the floor or table , while a tall , bearded man is in the act of flaying him alive . This is supposed to be " the chief of the executioners ...
Page 51
... wall . In this case Joseph probably sat at one end of the hall and his brethren at the other end , ( they " sat before him , " verse 33 , ) while the Egyptians sat on either side . The ancient Egyptian table was a round tray fixed on a ...
... wall . In this case Joseph probably sat at one end of the hall and his brethren at the other end , ( they " sat before him , " verse 33 , ) while the Egyptians sat on either side . The ancient Egyptian table was a round tray fixed on a ...
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... walls , but a circular piece of ground from fifty to a hundred feet in diameter , in the open air , on elevated ground , and made smooth , hardy , and clean . Here the grain was threshed and winnowed . 102. - EGYPTIAN COFFINS . L , 26 ...
... walls , but a circular piece of ground from fifty to a hundred feet in diameter , in the open air , on elevated ground , and made smooth , hardy , and clean . Here the grain was threshed and winnowed . 102. - EGYPTIAN COFFINS . L , 26 ...
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aliyah allusion altar ancient Egyptians asherah Assyrian Baal Bible called camels ceremonies Chron court covered cubits custom customary Deut divination East Egypt ephod Exod Ezek fastened father feast feet garments gate Gesenius give gold Greeks hand head heathen Hebrews Holy idol idolatrous illustration images Israelites Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John John xix Kings Lord Luke Maimonides Mark means mentioned mode mourning Nazarite Nisroch note on Gen note on Matt offered Oriental ornamented Palestine passage Passover Persians Pharisees priests probably prophet Prov referred rendered represented Romans roof sacrifice Sadducees says servant shekel silver Solomon Solomon's Temple sometimes stone supposed synagogue Tabernacle temple tent teraphim thee Thou shalt unto verse viii wall wine women wood word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvi xxvii