Oriental Customs applied to the illustration of the Sacred Scriptures. Abridged from “Oriental Customs” and “Oriental Literature,” with additional extracts from various authorsLongman & Company, 1837 - 475 páginas |
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... ancient times ; and confirms , above all , the beauty , the accuracy , and the propriety of the language and the history of the Bible . " MORIER'S Second Journey through Persia . Preface , p . 8 . ORIENTAL CUSTOMS . CHAPTER I. HOUSES ...
... ancient times ; and confirms , above all , the beauty , the accuracy , and the propriety of the language and the history of the Bible . " MORIER'S Second Journey through Persia . Preface , p . 8 . ORIENTAL CUSTOMS . CHAPTER I. HOUSES ...
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... have been in a court or area below them ; and consequently the temple will be of the same kind with the ancient Teμévy , or sacred inclosures , sur- rounded only in part or altogether with some plain or 4 ORIENTAL CUSTOMS .
... have been in a court or area below them ; and consequently the temple will be of the same kind with the ancient Teμévy , or sacred inclosures , sur- rounded only in part or altogether with some plain or 4 ORIENTAL CUSTOMS .
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... ancient palace and fortress of the Moorish kings : it is situated on the top of a hill , overlooking the city , and is surrounded by a wall of great height and thickness . The entrance is through an archway , over which is carved a key ...
... ancient palace and fortress of the Moorish kings : it is situated on the top of a hill , overlooking the city , and is surrounded by a wall of great height and thickness . The entrance is through an archway , over which is carved a key ...
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... ancient Arabs , who , as well as the Jews , held their courts of justice at the gates of the cities . " MURPHY's Arabian Antiquities of Spain , p.9 . 1 SAM . ix . 26. And they rose early , and it came to pass about the spring of the day ...
... ancient Arabs , who , as well as the Jews , held their courts of justice at the gates of the cities . " MURPHY's Arabian Antiquities of Spain , p.9 . 1 SAM . ix . 26. And they rose early , and it came to pass about the spring of the day ...
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... ancient greatness and splendour of the place . They properly consist only of four square stones ; one of which ... ancients could raise such heavy masses from the stone quarries , remove them , and set them up . Some are of opinion that ...
... ancient greatness and splendour of the place . They properly consist only of four square stones ; one of which ... ancients could raise such heavy masses from the stone quarries , remove them , and set them up . Some are of opinion that ...
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