Oriental Customs: Or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, Band 1Woodward, 1804 |
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... given a very extraordinary account of the practice of eating blood in Abyssinia . This custom , so prevalent in seve- ral places , is forbidden in the Scriptures . A recital of the narrative will probably suggest to the reader the ...
... given a very extraordinary account of the practice of eating blood in Abyssinia . This custom , so prevalent in seve- ral places , is forbidden in the Scriptures . A recital of the narrative will probably suggest to the reader the ...
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... given by Mr. Bruce , in these extracts , it may be satisfactory to affix what Mr. Antes has said upon the subject , in his Observations on the Manners and Cus- toms of the Egyptians , p . 17. " When Mr. Bruce returned from Abyssinia , I ...
... given by Mr. Bruce , in these extracts , it may be satisfactory to affix what Mr. Antes has said upon the subject , in his Observations on the Manners and Cus- toms of the Egyptians , p . 17. " When Mr. Bruce returned from Abyssinia , I ...
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... given him by God for his patrimony , with permission to take whatever he could find there ; and on this account they think they may , with a safe conscience , indemnify themselves , as well as they can , not only on the posterity of ...
... given him by God for his patrimony , with permission to take whatever he could find there ; and on this account they think they may , with a safe conscience , indemnify themselves , as well as they can , not only on the posterity of ...
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... given up as a pledge for money lent , per- forms service to the creditor , recovers his liberty when- ever the debtor discharges the debt ; if the debtor ne- glects to pay the creditor his money , and takes no thought of the person whom ...
... given up as a pledge for money lent , per- forms service to the creditor , recovers his liberty when- ever the debtor discharges the debt ; if the debtor ne- glects to pay the creditor his money , and takes no thought of the person whom ...
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... given an ac- count of several niches that are found there , says , “ it must not be imagined , that the bodies deposited in these gloomy apartments were all inclosed in chests , and placed in niches ; the greatest part were simply em ...
... given an ac- count of several niches that are found there , says , “ it must not be imagined , that the bodies deposited in these gloomy apartments were all inclosed in chests , and placed in niches ; the greatest part were simply em ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abyssinia agreeable Aleppo alluded allusion amongst ancient apostle appears Arabs beasts bread called camel caravanserais carried ceremony Chardin says chres Christ circumstance cloth common court covered custom dead death deities described DODDRIDGE in loc earth East eastern Egypt Egyptians expression Ezekiel feast feet fire frequently gate give Greeks ground hand HARMER hath head heathens Hebrew Herodotus Hist honour horse Iliad Isaiah Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jews Judea kind king kings of Persia Lord manner MAUNDRELL mentioned Mingrelia mountain observed occasion passage Persian person Plutarch practice present prince probably prophet Psalm rabbins refers remarkable rites Romans sacred sacrifice salt scribes scriptures seal seems Septuagint sepulchres servants shew side signifies Sir John Chardin sometimes sort speaking stone supposed Syria temple thee thing thou tion Trav trees Turks unto vessel walls wine women words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 327 - And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Seite 304 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!
Seite 414 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads ; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Seite 295 - I like not to take her; then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
Seite 326 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Seite 183 - David will I lay upon his shoulder ; so he shall open, and none shall shut ; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Seite 47 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Seite 35 - 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 127 - Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
Seite 323 - Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.