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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... head , and looking out at a window , upon Jehu's public entry into Jezreel , gives us a lively idea of an Eastern lady at one of those solemnities . " SHAW'S Travels , p . 273. fol . JUDGES , XVI . 27. There were upon the roof about ...
... head , and looking out at a window , upon Jehu's public entry into Jezreel , gives us a lively idea of an Eastern lady at one of those solemnities . " SHAW'S Travels , p . 273. fol . JUDGES , XVI . 27. There were upon the roof about ...
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... head on the threshold of this rate , in doing which he will imitate the sun and the moon . " CHARDIN , tom . i . p.203 . Among the Tartars they never walk on the threshold of princes , out of respect to them . BERGERON , Voyage de ...
... head on the threshold of this rate , in doing which he will imitate the sun and the moon . " CHARDIN , tom . i . p.203 . Among the Tartars they never walk on the threshold of princes , out of respect to them . BERGERON , Voyage de ...
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... head out of a chink in the wall ; he immediately ordered that the place should be searched , and the serpent killed . In opening the wall there , they found a secret place , in which they could not discover the serpent HOUSES AND TENTS .
... head out of a chink in the wall ; he immediately ordered that the place should be searched , and the serpent killed . In opening the wall there , they found a secret place , in which they could not discover the serpent HOUSES AND TENTS .
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... head , richly decked with jewels , and attended by the sons of all the persons of the same trade in the town , some on horseback , others in palanquins and coaches , dressed in a showy manner , proceed through the chief streets ...
... head , richly decked with jewels , and attended by the sons of all the persons of the same trade in the town , some on horseback , others in palanquins and coaches , dressed in a showy manner , proceed through the chief streets ...
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... head hanging to it , is held ready ; and , being shown to the company , some prayers and blessings are pronounced ; after which the bride- groom takes and hangs it about the bride's neck . This knot is what particularly secures his ...
... head hanging to it , is held ready ; and , being shown to the company , some prayers and blessings are pronounced ; after which the bride- groom takes and hangs it about the bride's neck . This knot is what particularly secures his ...
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Albania Aleppo ancient appears Arabian Arabs beard Bedouin bread bread and salt bride BUCKINGHAM'S Travels Cairo called camels caravan caravanserais ceremony chap CHARDIN CLARKE'S Travels cloth Constantinople corn covered custom desert dogs East Eastern Egypt eyes feet FORBES's Oriental Memoirs frequently garment gate give gold Greece Greeks ground hand head HERODOTUS Hindoos Hist History of Persia honour horses hour Indian inhabitants ISAIAH Jews Journey through Persia kind king Levant Lord manner marriage MATT MORIER'S Second Journey Nadir Shah night Nubia observed occasion OUSELEY'S Travels Palestine passed person pieces present prince PSALM R. K. PORTER'S Travels river salt sand says seat sent servants side Sir R. K. PORTER'S sometimes stone Syria temple tent thing thou throne tomb Trav Travels in Persia Turkey Turkish Turks unto village Voyage walls women