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 CriticsT. Tegg, 1839 - 500 pages |
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... honour of the mystical number three , a number deemed particularly dear to Heaven , every ninth month witnessed the groans and dying struggles of nine unfortunate victims . The fatal blow being struck , the life- less bodies were ...
... honour of the mystical number three , a number deemed particularly dear to Heaven , every ninth month witnessed the groans and dying struggles of nine unfortunate victims . The fatal blow being struck , the life- less bodies were ...
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... honour when Dushmanta shall be no more on earth ; who then , alas ! will perform in our family those obsequies which the vedas prescribe ? My forefathers must drink , instead of a pure libation , this flood of tears , the only offering ...
... honour when Dushmanta shall be no more on earth ; who then , alas ! will perform in our family those obsequies which the vedas prescribe ? My forefathers must drink , instead of a pure libation , this flood of tears , the only offering ...
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... honour of his excellent majesty many days , even a hundred and fourscore days . ] Some persons apprehend that he was thus long in making preparations for this splendid entertainment , which did not last many days . But this custom is ...
... honour of his excellent majesty many days , even a hundred and fourscore days . ] Some persons apprehend that he was thus long in making preparations for this splendid entertainment , which did not last many days . But this custom is ...
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... honour paid by the ancients to the xnoukes or heralds , who were either themselves ambassa- dors , or when others were deputed to that service , accompanied them , being held sacred on account of their original , because de- scended ...
... honour paid by the ancients to the xnoukes or heralds , who were either themselves ambassa- dors , or when others were deputed to that service , accompanied them , being held sacred on account of their original , because de- scended ...
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... honour to his heart ; and , to say the truth , he did every thing in his power to alleviate my feelings , conversing with me either by means of the interpreter , or in broken lingua franca , supplying all my wants cheerfully and ...
... honour to his heart ; and , to say the truth , he did every thing in his power to alleviate my feelings , conversing with me either by means of the interpreter , or in broken lingua franca , supplying all my wants cheerfully and ...
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Aleppo alludes allusion altar amongst ancient apostle appears Arabs blessing bread called caravanserais ceremony Chardin Christ circumstance cloth common custom dead death described DEUT divine drink earth East EASTERN COUNTRIES Egypt Egyptians EXOD expression father feast feet fire garments gate GILL give gold Greeks ground hand HARMER hath head heathens Hebrew Herodotus Hist Homer honour horse Iliad instance ISAIAH Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judea kind king king of Persia Lord LUKE Maimonides manner MATT mentioned mourning nations observed occasion offered Ovid passage passover Persians person Plutarch practice priest princes prophet PROV PSALM refers Romans sacred sacrifice says scripture sepulchres servants signifies sometimes speaking stone supposed Syria temple thee thing thou tion Trav Travels trees unto usual Virgil walls wash wine women words xviii xxii xxiv