Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. INTRODUCTION . PERHAPS Christians in general do not sufficiently consider that the Bible is an Eastern book , and that many of its obscurities do not arise in any intention of the sacred ...
... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. INTRODUCTION . PERHAPS Christians in general do not sufficiently consider that the Bible is an Eastern book , and that many of its obscurities do not arise in any intention of the sacred ...
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... East ! and say , has she not there the most glorious field for her benevolent , her spiritual ! achievements ? As to ... Eastern phrase . I am conscious that my English is not always so pure and national as it ought to be ; but my ...
... East ! and say , has she not there the most glorious field for her benevolent , her spiritual ! achievements ? As to ... Eastern phrase . I am conscious that my English is not always so pure and national as it ought to be ; but my ...
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... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. Page 252 252 Page - 311 - 311 - 311 311 312 312. Page Chap . Verse Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse iii . 7 . · 156 iii . 14 . 183 xxi . 27 . - 216 9 . - 156 iv . 5 . 183 xxii . 16 . - 216 iv ...
... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. Page 252 252 Page - 311 - 311 - 311 311 312 312. Page Chap . Verse Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse iii . 7 . · 156 iii . 14 . 183 xxi . 27 . - 216 9 . - 156 iv . 5 . 183 xxii . 16 . - 216 iv ...
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... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. Page Page - 543 · . 543 - 543 - 544. Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse iii . 23 . 400 xlv . 10 . - 436 ix . 2 . 469 24 . - 401 20 . - 436 26 . · 470 V. 18 . - 401 xlvi . 1 . 439 ...
... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. Page Page - 543 · . 543 - 543 - 544. Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse Page Chap . Verse iii . 23 . 400 xlv . 10 . - 436 ix . 2 . 469 24 . - 401 20 . - 436 26 . · 470 V. 18 . - 401 xlvi . 1 . 439 ...
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... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. one ; " " he who comes from eggs ; " " he who conceals his members ... Eastern story , must be exceedingly interesting . If that creature was the medium through which sin and misery entered ...
... East of Nearly Fourteen Years Joseph Roberts. one ; " " he who comes from eggs ; " " he who conceals his members ... Eastern story , must be exceedingly interesting . If that creature was the medium through which sin and misery entered ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama