Oriental Observations and Occasional Criticisms: More Or Less Illustrating Several Hundred Passages of ScriptureHoldsworth, 1827 - 92 pages |
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... carrying three ploughs on his shoulder . On being asked how many he could carry , he said , five . 1 Kings , xx . 34. And Ben - hadad said unto him , The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore ; and thou shalt make ...
... carrying three ploughs on his shoulder . On being asked how many he could carry , he said , five . 1 Kings , xx . 34. And Ben - hadad said unto him , The cities which my father took from thy father I will restore ; and thou shalt make ...
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... carried on by barter , that is , by exchang- ing one commodity for another . The man who had been hunting in the woods for wild beasts , would carry their skins to market , and exchange them with the armourer for so many bows and arrows ...
... carried on by barter , that is , by exchang- ing one commodity for another . The man who had been hunting in the woods for wild beasts , would carry their skins to market , and exchange them with the armourer for so many bows and arrows ...
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... carrying home the skins , which they had taken for wheat . Imagine the party engaged to protect them , raising the tribute , and threatening if it were not paid , to put them to death . What proportion of skins would these merchants ...
... carrying home the skins , which they had taken for wheat . Imagine the party engaged to protect them , raising the tribute , and threatening if it were not paid , to put them to death . What proportion of skins would these merchants ...
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... carrying a bag under the left arm . They proceed without the briskness of a European sower ; and seem to scatter the seed unevenly . Ecclesiastes , xii . 5. And the grass - hopper shall be a burden . It seems generally admitted , that ...
... carrying a bag under the left arm . They proceed without the briskness of a European sower ; and seem to scatter the seed unevenly . Ecclesiastes , xii . 5. And the grass - hopper shall be a burden . It seems generally admitted , that ...
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... carrying them on their shoulder strung together . Isaiah , xxx . 22. Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver , and the ornament of thy molten images of gold . Before the images in a Budhuist temple , are ...
... carrying them on their shoulder strung together . Isaiah , xxx . 22. Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver , and the ornament of thy molten images of gold . Before the images in a Budhuist temple , are ...
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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