Oriental Customs, Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures: By an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations, and Especially the Jews, Therein Alluded to : Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent CriticsWhittingham, 1807 - 431 pages |
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... trees of the hallowed grove , and partly upon the images of their idols . ( MALLET'S North . Antiq . vol . i . chap . 7. ) Even the remote inhabitants of America have re- tained similar customs , and for similar reasons . It is ...
... trees of the hallowed grove , and partly upon the images of their idols . ( MALLET'S North . Antiq . vol . i . chap . 7. ) Even the remote inhabitants of America have re- tained similar customs , and for similar reasons . It is ...
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... trees in its way , seized the branches and roots , and devoured all before it with prodigious crackling and noise . We were much alarmed , as a general conflagra- tion of the country seemed likely to ensue . " After exert- ing ...
... trees in its way , seized the branches and roots , and devoured all before it with prodigious crackling and noise . We were much alarmed , as a general conflagra- tion of the country seemed likely to ensue . " After exert- ing ...
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... tree are used by the people of the East on journies , and in their houses . ( p . 261. ) Mr. Harmer , ( vol . i . p . 418 , note ) conjectures that such baskets are referred to in these words , and that the store signifies their ...
... tree are used by the people of the East on journies , and in their houses . ( p . 261. ) Mr. Harmer , ( vol . i . p . 418 , note ) conjectures that such baskets are referred to in these words , and that the store signifies their ...
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... trees growing there . MAUNDRELL , ( Journey at March . 25. ) speaking of the ancient fertility and cultivation of Judea , says , " the most rocky parts of all , which could not well be adjusted for the production of corn , might yet ...
... trees growing there . MAUNDRELL , ( Journey at March . 25. ) speaking of the ancient fertility and cultivation of Judea , says , " the most rocky parts of all , which could not well be adjusted for the production of corn , might yet ...
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... . 95. - xxii . 6. Under a tree . ] However common it might be for the generality of persons , when travel- ling , to take up with a temporary residence under F 2 1 SAMUEL . 67 the two sacred cities of Mecca and Medinah," ...
... . 95. - xxii . 6. Under a tree . ] However common it might be for the generality of persons , when travel- ling , to take up with a temporary residence under F 2 1 SAMUEL . 67 the two sacred cities of Mecca and Medinah," ...
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