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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... turning his face , when he prayed , towards the wall ( i . e . from his attendants ) , 2 Kings , xx . 2. , that the fervency of his devotion might be the less taken notice of and observed . The like is related of Ahab , 1 Kings , xxi ...
... turning his face , when he prayed , towards the wall ( i . e . from his attendants ) , 2 Kings , xx . 2. , that the fervency of his devotion might be the less taken notice of and observed . The like is related of Ahab , 1 Kings , xxi ...
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... turned in , were sewed down alternately . Two large pillows of crimson satin , covered with the like embroidery , in which there was no want of gold or spangles , rested on two cushions of the sofa , brought near to serve for a back ...
... turned in , were sewed down alternately . Two large pillows of crimson satin , covered with the like embroidery , in which there was no want of gold or spangles , rested on two cushions of the sofa , brought near to serve for a back ...
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... turning back the sleeves of his tunic towards his shoulders , he serves out the soup and the meat . Only one dish is placed upon the table at the same time ; if it contains butcher's meat , or poultry , he tears it into pieces with his ...
... turning back the sleeves of his tunic towards his shoulders , he serves out the soup and the meat . Only one dish is placed upon the table at the same time ; if it contains butcher's meat , or poultry , he tears it into pieces with his ...
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... turned upside down , thickly coated all round with clay , and on a movable foot . When the oven was sufficiently heated , the dough , or rather cake , was clapped upon the inner side of the oven , without taking out the coals , and the ...
... turned upside down , thickly coated all round with clay , and on a movable foot . When the oven was sufficiently heated , the dough , or rather cake , was clapped upon the inner side of the oven , without taking out the coals , and the ...
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... turning briskly to one of my domestics , bring me directly , said he , some bread and salt . What he requested was brought ; when , taking a little salt between his fingers , and putting it with a mysterious air on a bit of bread , he ...
... turning briskly to one of my domestics , bring me directly , said he , some bread and salt . What he requested was brought ; when , taking a little salt between his fingers , and putting it with a mysterious air on a bit of bread , he ...
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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