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... which related to Jesus Christ . But Peter was a Jew , and , like others of his countrymen who believed ' n Jesus , he thought , at the first , that the gos pel of Christ was only intended for the Jewish nation 2 JOPPA. ...
... which related to Jesus Christ . But Peter was a Jew , and , like others of his countrymen who believed ' n Jesus , he thought , at the first , that the gos pel of Christ was only intended for the Jewish nation 2 JOPPA. ...
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pel of Christ was only intended for the Jewish nation ; in the same manner as the law of Moses had been framed for the benefit of the Jews alone ; so that he and the other dis- ciples thought none but Jews were worthy to hear the words ...
pel of Christ was only intended for the Jewish nation ; in the same manner as the law of Moses had been framed for the benefit of the Jews alone ; so that he and the other dis- ciples thought none but Jews were worthy to hear the words ...
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... Jew to eat ; so that Peter answered , in his dream , that he could not do this , because he had never eaten any thing which was common or unclean . This vision was repeated three times ; and when Peter awoke , he found there was a ...
... Jew to eat ; so that Peter answered , in his dream , that he could not do this , because he had never eaten any thing which was common or unclean . This vision was repeated three times ; and when Peter awoke , he found there was a ...
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... Jews . In a place on one side , to which travel- lers descend by two steps , is seen the manger , now entirely made of white marble , but keep- ing its original form , upon which stand large silver candlesticks with wax tapers , which ...
... Jews . In a place on one side , to which travel- lers descend by two steps , is seen the manger , now entirely made of white marble , but keep- ing its original form , upon which stand large silver candlesticks with wax tapers , which ...
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... Jewish nation . He was a very handsome man . He was perfectly beautiful : from head to foot there was no fault to be found in his appearance . His story is told in the Bible , and his great beauty is there spoken of . But he was not ...
... Jewish nation . He was a very handsome man . He was perfectly beautiful : from head to foot there was no fault to be found in his appearance . His story is told in the Bible , and his great beauty is there spoken of . But he was not ...
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Page 39 - HOW doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Page 18 - Mare of the first class, is from one hundred, to two or three hundred pounds sterling. As the Arabians have only a tent for their house, this tent serves them also for a stable. The Mare, Colt, husband, wife, and children, lie promiscuously together; and the little children will lie on the body and neck of the Mare and Colt, without these animals incommoding or doing them the least injury. These Mares are so accustomed to live in this familiarity, that they will suffer any kind of play. The Arabians...
Page 21 - Shortly afterward, on the baronet entering the stable, the Horse furiously sprung at him, and he would have perished had he not been rescued by the groom. " The Horse sleeps much less than man ; for when he is in health, he does not rest more than two or three hours together ; he then gets up to eat ; and when he has been too much fatigued, he lies down a second time, after having eaten ; but, on the whole, he does not sleep more than three or four hours in the twenty-four. There are even some Horses...
Page 18 - ... stallions. They have long preserved, with great care, the breed of their Horses; they know their generations, alliances, and all their genealogy, and distinguish the breeds by different names. The lowest price for a Mare of the first class, is from one hundred, to two or three hundred pounds sterling. As the Arabians have only a tent for their house, this tent serves them also for a stable. The Mare, Colt, husband, wife, and children, lie promiscuously together; and the little children will lie...
Page 18 - ... of giving them more breath, and also to hinder their neighing in battle. The Flemish Horses are greatly inferior to those of Holland: they have almost all large heads, flat feet, and are subject to humours in the eyes; and these two last are essential defects in coach Horses. According to Marmol, the Arabian Horses are descended from the wild Horses in the deserts of Arabia, of which, in ancient times, large studs were formed...
Page 49 - ... young healthy she Ass, full of flesh, which has lately foaled, and which has not since been with the male: care must be taken to feed her well with hay, wheat, and grass, with particular care not to let the milk cool, and not even to expose it to the air, which will spoil it in a little time. The skin of the Ass is used for different purposes, such as to make drums, shoes, &c. and thick parchment for pocket books, which is slightly varnished over: it is also of Asses' skin that the orientals...
Page 26 - On coming out of these caves, the traveller is shown a handsome chapel, with a marble floor, having five small recesses on either side, which were ten stalls occupied by oxen at the time of our Savior's birth.
Page 26 - At no great distance is another, smaller star in the pavement, denoting the place over which the miraculous guide of the Wise Men stood, when they came to worship Him who was born king of the Jews.
Page 25 - Grotto is a small place, not very high, the roof being supported by a single pillar. The altar, above which silver lamps are kept continually burning, is rich, and erected over the spot where the Holy Child was born, marked by a circle of agate and jasper, surrounded with a silver glory, with this inscription — HIC DE VIHGINE MARIA JESUS CHRISTU3 NATUS EST ; which means, " Here, from the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ was born.
Page 25 - Empress Helena. It is of considerable size, divided into aisles by forty-eight marble pillars of the Corinthian order, two rows of twelve on each side, and further decorated with rude carvings of saints.