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 Critics1831 |
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... kind with the ancient reμévn , or sacred inclosures , sur- rounded only in part or altogether with some plain or cloistered buildings . Several palaces and dua - wânas , as they call the courts of justice in these countries , are built ...
... kind with the ancient reμévn , or sacred inclosures , sur- rounded only in part or altogether with some plain or cloistered buildings . Several palaces and dua - wânas , as they call the courts of justice in these countries , are built ...
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... kind of stones ; for , in the ruins which we have of ancient buildings , they are often to be found of great magnitude . Mr. WOOD , in his Ruins of Palmyra and Balbec , states , " that the stones which compose the sloping wall of the ...
... kind of stones ; for , in the ruins which we have of ancient buildings , they are often to be found of great magnitude . Mr. WOOD , in his Ruins of Palmyra and Balbec , states , " that the stones which compose the sloping wall of the ...
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... kind of bed , without bedstead or curtains , though the coverlet and pillows exceeded in magnificence the rich- ness of the sofa , which likewise ornamented the apart- ment . I foresaw that I could expect but little rest on this bed ...
... kind of bed , without bedstead or curtains , though the coverlet and pillows exceeded in magnificence the rich- ness of the sofa , which likewise ornamented the apart- ment . I foresaw that I could expect but little rest on this bed ...
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... kind of brasier or portable machine to keep fuel together for burning , such as are still used in the East to keep their rooms warm in winter . Such contrivances were in use among the ancient Greeks , and are called by HOMER Aаμπтηpes ...
... kind of brasier or portable machine to keep fuel together for burning , such as are still used in the East to keep their rooms warm in winter . Such contrivances were in use among the ancient Greeks , and are called by HOMER Aаμπтηpes ...
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... kind , were used for sleeping upon . The Israelites formerly lay upon carpets . Amos ii . 8 . RUSSELL ( p . 90. ) says , the " beds consist of a mattrass laid on the floor , and over this a sheet , ( in winter , a carpet or some such ...
... kind , were used for sleeping upon . The Israelites formerly lay upon carpets . Amos ii . 8 . RUSSELL ( p . 90. ) says , the " beds consist of a mattrass laid on the floor , and over this a sheet , ( in winter , a carpet or some such ...
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Oriental Customs, Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures: By an ... Samuel Burder Affichage du livre entier - 1807 |
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