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... Assyria , and Memnon into Egypt ; and by others , that the Phoenicians and Ethiopians taught the first use of letters ; but sacred history informs us , that Moses originally taught the art to the Jews , and that the Phoenicians learned ...
... Assyria , and Memnon into Egypt ; and by others , that the Phoenicians and Ethiopians taught the first use of letters ; but sacred history informs us , that Moses originally taught the art to the Jews , and that the Phoenicians learned ...
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... Assyrian goddess who held the pomegranate in her hands ; the same as Pomona among the Romans ; and worshipped , after her death , by the Egyptians , under the name of Isis . 468 Damascus . West of Jerusalem . There Cain slew his bro ...
... Assyrian goddess who held the pomegranate in her hands ; the same as Pomona among the Romans ; and worshipped , after her death , by the Egyptians , under the name of Isis . 468 Damascus . West of Jerusalem . There Cain slew his bro ...
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... Assyrian monarchy , and became the capital of that monarchy , under the reign of Semiramis : it had one hundred brazen gates ; and its walls , which were cemented with bitumen , and greatly enlarged and embel- lished by that queen ...
... Assyrian monarchy , and became the capital of that monarchy , under the reign of Semiramis : it had one hundred brazen gates ; and its walls , which were cemented with bitumen , and greatly enlarged and embel- lished by that queen ...
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... Assyrian or Egyptian kings . 720 Belus or Seraphis , their gods . 721 - ་ Belus , one of the most ancient kings of ... Assyria strove . Egypt , a country in Africa , it is a narrow vale on both sides of the Nile , bounded by ridges of ...
... Assyrian or Egyptian kings . 720 Belus or Seraphis , their gods . 721 - ་ Belus , one of the most ancient kings of ... Assyria strove . Egypt , a country in Africa , it is a narrow vale on both sides of the Nile , bounded by ridges of ...
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... Assyria , a large country of Asia , whose bound- aries have been different in its flourishing times . The Assyrian empire is the most ancient in the world . The country is now called Curdistan . 729 With Naphtha . There are springs of ...
... Assyria , a large country of Asia , whose bound- aries have been different in its flourishing times . The Assyrian empire is the most ancient in the world . The country is now called Curdistan . 729 With Naphtha . There are springs of ...
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