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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... face , and changed the crescent into the full moon . § The crescent is common to both , and is assumed as circumstances may require . -See particularly on Isai . lxv . 11 . " SHACH , or SACA , another god or goddess , partly the same ...
... face , and changed the crescent into the full moon . § The crescent is common to both , and is assumed as circumstances may require . -See particularly on Isai . lxv . 11 . " SHACH , or SACA , another god or goddess , partly the same ...
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... face ; " " the hot one ; " " the shot arrow ; " " the driver of the wind ; " " the driven swiftness . " The Lion is called , " the king of beasts ; " ❝ the victorious one ; " " he with claws . " The Tiger is , " the springer ; " " the ...
... face ; " " the hot one ; " " the shot arrow ; " " the driver of the wind ; " " the driven swiftness . " The Lion is called , " the king of beasts ; " ❝ the victorious one ; " " he with claws . " The Tiger is , " the springer ; " " the ...
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... face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows , " the givers of omens . " The Crow is , " the receiver of offerings " ( alluding to those who fast on the Saturday in honour of Sanne Saturn , who give part of their rice to ...
... face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows , " the givers of omens . " The Crow is , " the receiver of offerings " ( alluding to those who fast on the Saturday in honour of Sanne Saturn , who give part of their rice to ...
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... " The English notion of an Eastern veil is , that it is merely used to cover or conceal the face ; but this is not all , as it serves also for a garment . The object of Abimelech appears to have been to purchase C 4 GENESIS . 23.
... " The English notion of an Eastern veil is , that it is merely used to cover or conceal the face ; but this is not all , as it serves also for a garment . The object of Abimelech appears to have been to purchase C 4 GENESIS . 23.
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... face . It is considered to be a great charity to give garments of that description , and rich men often purchase large quantities for that purpose . A husband will say to his wife , when he wants her to do anything which is arduous ...
... face . It is considered to be a great charity to give garments of that description , and rich men often purchase large quantities for that purpose . A husband will say to his wife , when he wants her to do anything which is arduous ...
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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