Oriental Customs: Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations and Especially the Jews Therein Alluded to : Together with Observations on Many Difficult and Obscure Texts Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics, Band 2William W. Woodward, 1807 |
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... Exod . iii : 14 .: WARBURTON'S Divine Legation , b . iv . séc . 6 . No. 609. - xvii . 10 . This is my covenant . ] Cove- nants were anciently made in the eastern countries by dipping their weapons in blood , ( as Xenophon tells GENESIS . 5.
... Exod . iii : 14 .: WARBURTON'S Divine Legation , b . iv . séc . 6 . No. 609. - xvii . 10 . This is my covenant . ] Cove- nants were anciently made in the eastern countries by dipping their weapons in blood , ( as Xenophon tells GENESIS . 5.
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... blood , ( as Xenophon tells us ) and by pricking the flesh , and sucking each other's blood , as we read in Tacitus : who observes ( 1. i . Annal . ) that when kings made a league , they took each other by the hand , and their thumbs ...
... blood , ( as Xenophon tells us ) and by pricking the flesh , and sucking each other's blood , as we read in Tacitus : who observes ( 1. i . Annal . ) that when kings made a league , they took each other by the hand , and their thumbs ...
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... blood of his friend unre- venged . " RICHARDSON's Dissert . on Eastern Nations , p . 214. It was on this principle that the sons of Jacob acted towards Shechem , for his conduct towards their sister . No. 641. - xxxv . 4. Ear - rings ...
... blood of his friend unre- venged . " RICHARDSON's Dissert . on Eastern Nations , p . 214. It was on this principle that the sons of Jacob acted towards Shechem , for his conduct towards their sister . No. 641. - xxxv . 4. Ear - rings ...
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... blood upon the altar round about . ] It is , says Bp . Patrick , no im- probable conjecture of Fortunatus Scacchus , that from hence the heathens learned their Taurobolia , and Cri obolia , which in process of time they disguised with ...
... blood upon the altar round about . ] It is , says Bp . Patrick , no im- probable conjecture of Fortunatus Scacchus , that from hence the heathens learned their Taurobolia , and Cri obolia , which in process of time they disguised with ...
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... blood , and clotted drops of it adhering to his venerable beard . As soon as the pontifex appeared before the assembled multitude , the air was rent with congratulatory shouts ; so pure and so sanctified how- ever was he now esteemed ...
... blood , and clotted drops of it adhering to his venerable beard . As soon as the pontifex appeared before the assembled multitude , the air was rent with congratulatory shouts ; so pure and so sanctified how- ever was he now esteemed ...
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Aleppo Alex alludes allusion altar amongst ancient appears Arabs blessing blood bread brought caliph called carried ceremony Chardin Christ circumstance clothed colour common crown custom David death divine drink earth East eastern Egypt Egyptians expression father feast fire garments GILL give gods gold Greeks hair hands HARMER hath head heathens Hebrews Hence Herodotus Hist Homer honour horse instance Israel Israelites JENNINGS's Jewish Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judea kind king king of Persia Lord Maimonides manner mentioned Moses mourning nations night observed Odyss offered Ovid passage passover PATRICK Persians person Philistines Plutarch practice prayer priest prince prophet Psalm Romans round sacred sacrifice Saul says scripture Scythians servants shalt shew signifies speaking stones temple thee things thou tion Trav Travels unto usual Vathek Virgil wash wine women words worship Xenophon
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 29 - I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
Seite 5 - And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Seite 250 - O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Seite 339 - And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Seite 390 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Seite 306 - The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
Seite 18 - Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
Seite 8 - And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
Seite 11 - And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; and said, Whose daughter art thou?
Seite 377 - And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith : for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.