Oriental Customs: Or, an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations, and Expecially the Jews, Therien Alluded To, Together with Observations on Many Difficult and Obscure Texts, Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics, Volume 1 |
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Pagina 19
It is remarke able that both these primitive customs have been faith fully
preserved in the heathen world : — The Canaanites caused their first born to
pass through the fire , with a view of appeasing the anger of their false deities ;
and one of the ...
It is remarke able that both these primitive customs have been faith fully
preserved in the heathen world : — The Canaanites caused their first born to
pass through the fire , with a view of appeasing the anger of their false deities ;
and one of the ...
Pagina 21
... that when three people were killing a cow , they must have agreed to sell part
of her to us ; and I was much disappointed upon hearing the Abyssinians say ,
that we were to pass the river to the other side , and not encamp where I intended
.
... that when three people were killing a cow , they must have agreed to sell part
of her to us ; and I was much disappointed upon hearing the Abyssinians say ,
that we were to pass the river to the other side , and not encamp where I intended
.
Pagina 31
... to be thus denominated with singular propriety , since it is under those GATES
that conversations are holden , that hospitality to the passing traveller is
dispensed , and the most important transactions in commerce are frequently
carried on .
... to be thus denominated with singular propriety , since it is under those GATES
that conversations are holden , that hospitality to the passing traveller is
dispensed , and the most important transactions in commerce are frequently
carried on .
Pagina 34
I will pass through all thy flocks : to day , removing from thence all the speckled
and spotted cattle , and all the brown cattle among the sheep , and the spotted
and speckled among the goats ; and of such shall be my hire . ] The following
extract ...
I will pass through all thy flocks : to day , removing from thence all the speckled
and spotted cattle , and all the brown cattle among the sheep , and the spotted
and speckled among the goats ; and of such shall be my hire . ] The following
extract ...
Pagina 52
The Arabian princesses wear golden rings on their fingers , to which little bells
are suspended , as well as in the flowing tresses of their hair , that their superior
rank may be known , and they themselves , in passing , receive the homage due
to ...
The Arabian princesses wear golden rings on their fingers , to which little bells
are suspended , as well as in the flowing tresses of their hair , that their superior
rank may be known , and they themselves , in passing , receive the homage due
to ...
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