The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical RecordAlexander Heylin, 1860 |
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Page 115
... Medes and Persians . In the Book of Daniel , the prophet is evidently exalted , as was Joseph in Egypt , and Mordecai at Shushan , to be next in dig- nity to the sovereign power . On the view of Dr. Hales , when Daniel was made the ...
... Medes and Persians . In the Book of Daniel , the prophet is evidently exalted , as was Joseph in Egypt , and Mordecai at Shushan , to be next in dig- nity to the sovereign power . On the view of Dr. Hales , when Daniel was made the ...
Page 117
... Medes and Persians when , during the supposed reign of Cyaxares , they were under the command of Cyrus . The honourable conduct of the latter towards his captive Panthea won her husband , Abradates , from the Baby- lonian to the Persian ...
... Medes and Persians when , during the supposed reign of Cyaxares , they were under the command of Cyrus . The honourable conduct of the latter towards his captive Panthea won her husband , Abradates , from the Baby- lonian to the Persian ...
Page 118
... Medes by the invitation and appointment of Cyaxares ) , this part of the Cyropædia would not be unfavourable to the statement of Daniel , that Elam and Shushan belonged to the Chaldean empire as late as the third of Belshazzar . And ...
... Medes by the invitation and appointment of Cyaxares ) , this part of the Cyropædia would not be unfavourable to the statement of Daniel , that Elam and Shushan belonged to the Chaldean empire as late as the third of Belshazzar . And ...
Page 120
... Medes , and we accordingly do not hesitate to conclude that he must have been a Persian on the father's side , and that Persia was the pre - eminent tribe or nation in his empire . The decree of Haman cannot , without manifest ...
... Medes , and we accordingly do not hesitate to conclude that he must have been a Persian on the father's side , and that Persia was the pre - eminent tribe or nation in his empire . The decree of Haman cannot , without manifest ...
Page 126
... Medes when speaking to the sovereign , we must try to reconcile the pedi- gree to the facts . We may object to the idea of a name having been omitted by the carelessness of transcribers . But it is ad- missible to suppose that Kish may ...
... Medes when speaking to the sovereign , we must try to reconcile the pedi- gree to the facts . We may object to the idea of a name having been omitted by the carelessness of transcribers . But it is ad- missible to suppose that Kish may ...
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Page 274 - Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Page 147 - And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Page 479 - The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Page 23 - Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold...
Page 163 - 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...
Page 144 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 99 - Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village : and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus
Page 453 - And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Page 151 - And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues and nations.
Page 428 - And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.