Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures: In Three Parts. I. From the Geography of the East. II. From the Natural History of the East. III From the Customs of Ancient and Modern Nations, Volume 2David Hogan, 1822 |
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Pagina 20
... army . Although the king of Egypt was in those days very powerful , and sup- ported his claims by a numerous and well appointed army , his resources were neither so great , nor his sub- jects so numerous , as those of his rival ; and by ...
... army . Although the king of Egypt was in those days very powerful , and sup- ported his claims by a numerous and well appointed army , his resources were neither so great , nor his sub- jects so numerous , as those of his rival ; and by ...
Pagina 44
... army , in the days of Gideon ; for the word Oreb signifies a raven . It seems to have been a very common , and a very ancient custom in the east , even among persons of high rank , to give their children the names of particular animals ...
... army , in the days of Gideon ; for the word Oreb signifies a raven . It seems to have been a very common , and a very ancient custom in the east , even among persons of high rank , to give their children the names of particular animals ...
Pagina 98
... an individual could travel in one day , in which case it would be much greater- or the whole army could traverse , which would be * Psa . lxxviii , 27 . much less . If the journey of an individual is 98 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE .
... an individual could travel in one day , in which case it would be much greater- or the whole army could traverse , which would be * Psa . lxxviii , 27 . much less . If the journey of an individual is 98 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE .
Pagina 99
... army , a third part of this space is as much as they could march in one day in the sandy desert , under a vertical sun . In the opinion of Bochart , this immense cloud of quails covered a space of at least forty miles diameter ; for a ...
... army , a third part of this space is as much as they could march in one day in the sandy desert , under a vertical sun . In the opinion of Bochart , this immense cloud of quails covered a space of at least forty miles diameter ; for a ...
Pagina 122
... army , and march under his banners ? Such a supposition is not more repugnant to the uniform declaration of Scripture , than to the light of nature ; which taught the ancient heathens , That God not only took care of oxen , but also ...
... army , and march under his banners ? Such a supposition is not more repugnant to the uniform declaration of Scripture , than to the light of nature ; which taught the ancient heathens , That God not only took care of oxen , but also ...
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Abimelech according Ægypt Aleppo alludes allusion ancient apostle appears Arabian Arabs arms army Asia Assyria Babylon beautiful bird Bochart body bread Cæsarea called Canaan Chardin circumstance clothes colour command corn custom David divine dress eagle earth east eastern Egypt enemies entertainment eyes father favour feet field flocks Galilee garments Greece Greeks hair hand Harmer head heaven Hebrew historian holy Homer honour inhabitants Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judæa Judah Judea kind king land Lord manner means ment mentioned Moses mourning nations oriental ostrich Palestine passage patriarch Persia person Philistines princes probably prophet Psalmist punishment raven rendered Romans sacred writers Samaria Saul says Scriptures seems sent Septuagint servants Shechem shepherds signifies Sisera Solomon sometimes Song stone supposed sword Syria tents thee tion Trav trees tribes unto walls wash and anoint wine wings women words