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... period when the art of writing was communicated to other nations , as might be well supposed , different views have been expressed by different men . It is obvious that the Hebrews had no opportunity of communicating with other nations ...
... period when the art of writing was communicated to other nations , as might be well supposed , different views have been expressed by different men . It is obvious that the Hebrews had no opportunity of communicating with other nations ...
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... period that the knowledge of letters passed from the Hebrews to the Pagan world , and especially to the Phoenicians , the Egyptians , and the Chaldeans ; each of which had peculiar facilities for becoming acquainted with the Hebrew ...
... period that the knowledge of letters passed from the Hebrews to the Pagan world , and especially to the Phoenicians , the Egyptians , and the Chaldeans ; each of which had peculiar facilities for becoming acquainted with the Hebrew ...
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... period of history , which with other nations is called fabulous , and which is merged in the regions of fabrication and conjecture . There are no ages of uncertainty here - no regions of fable - no chasm . From the first dawn of the ...
... period of history , which with other nations is called fabulous , and which is merged in the regions of fabrication and conjecture . There are no ages of uncertainty here - no regions of fable - no chasm . From the first dawn of the ...
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... period as the exodus from Egypt . Dr. Winder shows at considerable length , that Moses is the only man who had any considerable materials for Egyptian history ; as the ancient learning of Egypt must have been chiefly lost by the ...
... period as the exodus from Egypt . Dr. Winder shows at considerable length , that Moses is the only man who had any considerable materials for Egyptian history ; as the ancient learning of Egypt must have been chiefly lost by the ...
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... period much farther than the Mosaic history ; which therefore , if true , invalidate the entire account given by Moses . This assertion has received a very conclusive refutation from the astronomical calculations of Bedford . But there ...
... period much farther than the Mosaic history ; which therefore , if true , invalidate the entire account given by Moses . This assertion has received a very conclusive refutation from the astronomical calculations of Bedford . But there ...
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