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... Moses . But it may be shown with the utmost degree of probability that the Phœni- cian Alphabet was derived from the Hebrew . A learned writer in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia ex- presses the opinion , " that the pretensions of the ...
... Moses . But it may be shown with the utmost degree of probability that the Phœni- cian Alphabet was derived from the Hebrew . A learned writer in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia ex- presses the opinion , " that the pretensions of the ...
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... Moses , and in which Moses conveyed the revela- tion of the divine will to mankind ; is there not some strong presumption in favour of the idea that it was the first written language ? Notwithstanding the efforts of the infidels of Ger ...
... Moses , and in which Moses conveyed the revela- tion of the divine will to mankind ; is there not some strong presumption in favour of the idea that it was the first written language ? Notwithstanding the efforts of the infidels of Ger ...
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... Moses " when the great Lawgiver gave him the law upon mount Sinai . " The considerations which support this hypothesis , to say the least , amount to strong pre- sumption in its favour . With two exceptions writing is not even ...
... Moses " when the great Lawgiver gave him the law upon mount Sinai . " The considerations which support this hypothesis , to say the least , amount to strong pre- sumption in its favour . With two exceptions writing is not even ...
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... Moses which relates to the ephod and breast - plate for the High Priest , on which inscriptions were to be made like the engravings of a signet , was given before the law was written . The law was not given to Moses until just as he was ...
... Moses which relates to the ephod and breast - plate for the High Priest , on which inscriptions were to be made like the engravings of a signet , was given before the law was written . The law was not given to Moses until just as he was ...
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... Moses receive the instruction to prepare the ephod and the breast - plate of Aaron . Signets are mentioned before the writing of the law , but there is no evidence that they were not purely hieroglyphic . God now required Moses to ...
... Moses receive the instruction to prepare the ephod and the breast - plate of Aaron . Signets are mentioned before the writing of the law , but there is no evidence that they were not purely hieroglyphic . God now required Moses to ...
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