Oriental Observations and Occasional Criticisms: More Or Less Illustrating Several Hundred Passages of ScriptureHoldsworth, 1827 - 92 pages |
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... manner of blood ; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood , and will cut him off from among his people . The custom among the Arabs , of cutting steaks from a living animal , with other such barbarities mentioned by ...
... manner of blood ; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood , and will cut him off from among his people . The custom among the Arabs , of cutting steaks from a living animal , with other such barbarities mentioned by ...
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... manner described by the sacred historian . On passing through the village of Wer- teltivoe , on my way from Jaffna to Colombo , I ob- served the people dipping water out of pits large at top , but containing a small pool at bottom ...
... manner described by the sacred historian . On passing through the village of Wer- teltivoe , on my way from Jaffna to Colombo , I ob- served the people dipping water out of pits large at top , but containing a small pool at bottom ...
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... manner of exploits are ascribed to the gods . They are considered also as consuming much of their time in sleep . According to some , the great Brahma exists consciously but half his time ; and Budhu in most of the temples is not only ...
... manner of exploits are ascribed to the gods . They are considered also as consuming much of their time in sleep . According to some , the great Brahma exists consciously but half his time ; and Budhu in most of the temples is not only ...
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... manner , with knives and lancets , till the blood gushed out . The Turks in particular , play frantic pranks in the violence of their feelings . 1 Kings , xviii . 42. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ; and he cast himself down ...
... manner , with knives and lancets , till the blood gushed out . The Turks in particular , play frantic pranks in the violence of their feelings . 1 Kings , xviii . 42. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ; and he cast himself down ...
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... is an allusion to the Simoom or burning wind . 1 Chron . xxiii . 29 . ...... For all manner of measure and size . The shekel of the sanctuary was not different in weight c 5 33 that the custom appears to have been very general ...
... is an allusion to the Simoom or burning wind . 1 Chron . xxiii . 29 . ...... For all manner of measure and size . The shekel of the sanctuary was not different in weight c 5 33 that the custom appears to have been very general ...
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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