Oriental Observations and Occasional Criticisms: More Or Less Illustrating Several Hundred Passages of ScriptureHoldsworth, 1827 - 92 pages |
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... stone upon Abimelech's head , and all to break his scull , ) the woman threw , not a broken piece of a mill - stone , but the upper stone . A spare stone might be laying about . One 16 inches diameter , and 6 inches thick , serves for a ...
... stone upon Abimelech's head , and all to break his scull , ) the woman threw , not a broken piece of a mill - stone , but the upper stone . A spare stone might be laying about . One 16 inches diameter , and 6 inches thick , serves for a ...
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... stone under a lucky position of the heavens . The blind and the lame here were constellated images of brass , to which , as to idol - gods , the safety of the fort was entrusted . If these fail to protect us , say the Jebusites , they ...
... stone under a lucky position of the heavens . The blind and the lame here were constellated images of brass , to which , as to idol - gods , the safety of the fort was entrusted . If these fail to protect us , say the Jebusites , they ...
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... stone found there . Ezekiel , xxi . 22. .... To appoint battering - rams against the gates , to cast a mount , and ... stones loose . an 2 Samuel , xxii . 6. The snares of death prevented me . - 1 Thessalo- nians , iv . 15. - We which ...
... stone found there . Ezekiel , xxi . 22. .... To appoint battering - rams against the gates , to cast a mount , and ... stones loose . an 2 Samuel , xxii . 6. The snares of death prevented me . - 1 Thessalo- nians , iv . 15. - We which ...
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... stones and arrows on the bow principle . The pillars in which the handles of the bow were fastened , appear to have been strengthened by cording , and the string to have been drawn back by a windlass . 2 Kings , xix . 35. And it came to ...
... stones and arrows on the bow principle . The pillars in which the handles of the bow were fastened , appear to have been strengthened by cording , and the string to have been drawn back by a windlass . 2 Kings , xix . 35. And it came to ...
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... stone . Palanquin bearers in bad roads or crossing rivers , warn one another against striking their feet against stones , or roots of trees , or branches . The foremost ones call out to those behind , and say whether the danger is to ...
... stone . Palanquin bearers in bad roads or crossing rivers , warn one another against striking their feet against stones , or roots of trees , or branches . The foremost ones call out to those behind , and say whether the danger is to ...
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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