Esther: The Hebrew-Persian QueenH.H. Bancroft & Company, 1859 - 353 pages |
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Page ix
... Cyrus the Great - Daniel's prophecies - Susiana of our day -Beauty and fertility of the country - Musings ....... 25 CHAPTER II . THE MEGILLOTH ESTHER . The Megilloth Esther and our Declaration of Indepen- dence - Ahasuerus and Vashti ...
... Cyrus the Great - Daniel's prophecies - Susiana of our day -Beauty and fertility of the country - Musings ....... 25 CHAPTER II . THE MEGILLOTH ESTHER . The Megilloth Esther and our Declaration of Indepen- dence - Ahasuerus and Vashti ...
Page xiv
... Cyrus ' tomb- The Bible to be relied on - Mad . Dacier's test - Com- mit your orphans to God - Take care of the father- less - Benevolent deeds immortal - Parents , teachers , nurses - The army of women - Wellington - Confide in your ...
... Cyrus ' tomb- The Bible to be relied on - Mad . Dacier's test - Com- mit your orphans to God - Take care of the father- less - Benevolent deeds immortal - Parents , teachers , nurses - The army of women - Wellington - Confide in your ...
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... are inferior to those of Cyrus . And the manners of in any other oriental the people are less changed than nation . The throne of the Shah is shorn indeed of THE ROYAL SCRIBES . 29 some of the bright beams 28 THE HEBREW - PERSIAN QUEEN .
... are inferior to those of Cyrus . And the manners of in any other oriental the people are less changed than nation . The throne of the Shah is shorn indeed of THE ROYAL SCRIBES . 29 some of the bright beams 28 THE HEBREW - PERSIAN QUEEN .
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... Cyrus , and the power of Darius and Sapor . " In Egypt , " says " The Modern Traveller , " " the intrusive Turk or Mamlouk , the degraded Copt , or the miserable Fellah , are dwarfed beside the gigantic monuments of the past , and ...
... Cyrus , and the power of Darius and Sapor . " In Egypt , " says " The Modern Traveller , " " the intrusive Turk or Mamlouk , the degraded Copt , or the miserable Fellah , are dwarfed beside the gigantic monuments of the past , and ...
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... Cyrus , we have nothing better than the fabulous annals of Jamshid and his successors . Impenetrable obscurity ... Cyrus the Great . Xenophon traces the pedigree of Cyrus up to Perses , who gave name to the country . PERSIA IN THE BIBLE ...
... Cyrus , we have nothing better than the fabulous annals of Jamshid and his successors . Impenetrable obscurity ... Cyrus the Great . Xenophon traces the pedigree of Cyrus up to Perses , who gave name to the country . PERSIA IN THE BIBLE ...
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according Adar Agagite ancient Babylon banquet beautiful believe Bible Book of Esther chamberlains chapter Christ Christians Chronicles Church court crown crown royal custom Cyrus Daniel death decree deliverance destroy Divine duty earth enemies Esther the queen Ethiopia evil faith father favor fear friends gallows give glory God's gold golden sceptre Greek Haman Hammedatha hand hanged happy harem Hatach head heart Hebrew Herodotus Holy honor hundred Jesus Jews Josephus king Ahasuerus king's commandment king's gate king's house kingdom laws live Lord mind Mordecai Moses mother nations never passions perish Persian empire Persian kings prayer princes principle proof provinces Purim records religion Romans royal sacred says Scriptures Septuagint Shushan Shushan the palace Susa Targum thee things thou thousand throne tion tomb true truth unto Esther unto the king Vashti wicked wife wine wives women word wrath writings Xenophon Xerxes Zeresh