Oriental Observations and Occasional Criticisms: More Or Less Illustrating Several Hundred Passages of ScriptureHoldsworth, 1827 - 92 pages |
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... David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine , that the women came out of all the cities of Israel , singing and dancing , to meet king Saul , with tabrets , with joy , and with instruments of music . - In India , tong ...
... David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine , that the women came out of all the cities of Israel , singing and dancing , to meet king Saul , with tabrets , with joy , and with instruments of music . - In India , tong ...
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... David is to be understood as having divested himself of every thing royal . Isaiah , liii . 1 . -Revealed - denotes uncovered , stripped , fit for action . Judges , ix . 13. And the vine said unto them , Should I leave my wine , which ...
... David is to be understood as having divested himself of every thing royal . Isaiah , liii . 1 . -Revealed - denotes uncovered , stripped , fit for action . Judges , ix . 13. And the vine said unto them , Should I leave my wine , which ...
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... David by his gods . The Cingalese frequently utter imprecations in the name of the most malignant of their deities . 1 Samuel , xix . 16. And when the messengers were come in , behold , there was an image in the bed , with a pillow of ...
... David by his gods . The Cingalese frequently utter imprecations in the name of the most malignant of their deities . 1 Samuel , xix . 16. And when the messengers were come in , behold , there was an image in the bed , with a pillow of ...
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... David , saying , Bring him up to me in the bed , that I may slay him , A mat and pillow form all the bed of the common people of the East : and their rolling up the one in the other has often struck me as illustrating the command to ...
... David , saying , Bring him up to me in the bed , that I may slay him , A mat and pillow form all the bed of the common people of the East : and their rolling up the one in the other has often struck me as illustrating the command to ...
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... David , at the court of Achish , king of Gath , seems to have proved , First , That if David had counterfeited madness on the occasion , he would not have committed any sin . Secondly , That David did not feign himself mad , as is ...
... David , at the court of Achish , king of Gath , seems to have proved , First , That if David had counterfeited madness on the occasion , he would not have committed any sin . Secondly , That David did not feign himself mad , as is ...
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Abimelech Achish alludes appears Arabs Behold Beth-Shemesh bride bridegroom Bruce Budhu Budhuist temple Calmet's cast Ceylon children of Israel Christ Christian Cingalese cloth Corinthians daughter David denote Deuteronomy earth East eastern Edom European Exodus eyes Ezekiel father feet galese garments Genesis give Grand Seignior hair hand hast hath head heathen Hebrew Hindoos images India Isaiah Jaffna Jeremiah Jewish Jews John Judea Judges king's Kings Lamech Luke Maachah margin Mark marriage Matthew Matura mother Naaman natives observed ornaments Parkhurst passage Pharaoh Philistines pray probably Proverbs Psalm rendered rivers saith the Lord Samuel say unto Scripture seed seems seen servants shekel silver skins sleep Solomon's Song stone supposed sword thee thine thing thou shalt travellers Turks usage usually verse voice woman women word worship writer's recollection xviii xxii xxiii xxiv Zedekiah