History of Armenia: From B.C. 2247 to the Year of Christ 1780, Or 1229 of the Armenian Era, Volume 1Printed at Bishop's College Press, by H. Townsend, 1827 |
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Page 38 - Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms...
Page xxxviii - Armenians chiefs, who shed their blood in defending their church from the profanation of the fire-worshippers, the Persians, and the infidel Caliphs. Armenia was literally rendered a slaughterhouse, churches were converted into temples for the worship of fire; priests were superseded by the infidel magi; clergy and laity were doomed to imprisonment or banishment, and exposed to the tortures of fire and the rack.
Page 23 - ... protect himself against future invasions. At this period, the children of Israel quitted Egypt. On the death of Pharnak, Soor became the king of Armenia. He proved a great and successful warrior, and was the idol of his subjects. During his reign, the children of Israel took possession of Canaan as the land of promise. Many of the aborigines of that country took refuge in Armenia, under the conduct of a leader named Canaanidas; a man, as the records state, of immense riches. From him the Canaanidians,...
Page 100 - It is related, that, as the painter before-mentioned was endeavouring to take the features of our Lord, Christ took a handkerchief, and passing it over his sacred face, miraculously impressed on it an admirable likeness of his countenance, and giving it to Ananey, the courier, desired him to take it to his master, as a reward for his faith. Abgar, on receiving the letter and portrait, worshipped the sacred semblance of our blessed Redeemer, and ordering them to be preserved with great care, waited...
Page 37 - ... became queen of queens; but, retaining her affection for her brother, she betrayed to him the insidious designs of her husband, and at length escaped to the allied armies, who were advancing to the frontiers. ' Ahasuerus made a faint attempt to protect his dominions ; but he was defeated, and fell by the hand of Tigranes, who killed him by a thrust of his spear. A vast number of Medes fell in the action, and 10,000 were made prisoners, among whom were the whole of the women belonging to the king....
Page 15 - Armenian name to any degree of re' nown ', was his great-grandson, Aram, who became so famous, that, says Father Chamich, ' contemporary nations, in making mention of the actions performed by his subjects under his personal direction, called them the deeds of the Aramians, a name which has been corrupted into Armenians: and the country they inhabited, by universal consent, took the name of Armenia. This is the origin of the denomination which now distinguishes our country among foreigners ; and the...
Page 31 - joined Nebuchadnezzar the Great, king of Babylon, in his expedition against the Jews ; and on the latter being led into captivity, Haykak took one of their chiefs, named Shambat, together with all his family, and brought him into Armenia. From Shambat are descended the great family of the Bagratians, who afterwards possessed the throne of Armenia, and who derived their name from the illustrious Bagarat, who shed such a lustre on the reign of Valarsaces. Many of the most distinguished of this race...
Page 30 - Sharezer he gave a territory in the southwestern part of Armenia, bordering on Assyria. The Sanasoons or Sasoons, a numerous and valiant race, who principally inhabited Mount Sion, claim Sharezer for their ancestor. The king gave Adramelech a country to the south-east of that of his brother Sharezer. From Adramelech are descended the great tribes of the Arzrunians and Gnunians. The posterity of these two Assyrian princes, in the course of a few ages, became so numerous, that they established an independent...
Page 57 - Mar Ibas proceeded to consult ' the old Chaldean manuscripts', among which he found one in the Greek character with this label: ' This ' book, containing the annals of ancient history, was translated ' from Chaldean into Greek by order. of Alexander the Great.
Page 57 - Having examined these papers, he found a manuscript in the Greek character with this label, " This book, containing the annals of ancient history, was translated from Chaldean into Greek by order of Alexander the Great.