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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Page vi
... heathenism in holy writ are exceedingly numerous ; and no wonder , for most of the writers had extensive intercourse with the idolaters . Look at Moses nurtured in the palace of heathen royalty ; he " was learned in all the wisdom of ...
... heathenism in holy writ are exceedingly numerous ; and no wonder , for most of the writers had extensive intercourse with the idolaters . Look at Moses nurtured in the palace of heathen royalty ; he " was learned in all the wisdom of ...
Page vii
... heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have been born in Babylon . Esther was the queen of the heathen Ahasuerus of Persia . Job lived amongst the heathen , and the Psalms have many allusions to that system . Isaiah was most particular in ...
... heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have been born in Babylon . Esther was the queen of the heathen Ahasuerus of Persia . Job lived amongst the heathen , and the Psalms have many allusions to that system . Isaiah was most particular in ...
Page 7
... heathen would kill one of that description , though it had destroyed his own child . The Vireyan serpent eats dust . The Hindoos believe , that though the Brahminy kite is the enemy of all serpents , it dares not to attack the Capella ...
... heathen would kill one of that description , though it had destroyed his own child . The Vireyan serpent eats dust . The Hindoos believe , that though the Brahminy kite is the enemy of all serpents , it dares not to attack the Capella ...
Page 19
... heathen have the right hand lifted up , which , to the understanding of the people , says , “ I Fear not . " am God ; I am truth ; I myself ; I am . " " * Does a man make a solemn promise , and should the person to whom it is made ...
... heathen have the right hand lifted up , which , to the understanding of the people , says , “ I Fear not . " am God ; I am truth ; I myself ; I am . " " * Does a man make a solemn promise , and should the person to whom it is made ...
Page 27
... heathen females to have a ring in the nose ; and this has led some to suppose , that the jewel here alluded to was put into that member , and not on the face . " I put a jewel on thy forehead , ” Ez . xv . 11. The margin has , for ...
... heathen females to have a ring in the nose ; and this has led some to suppose , that the jewel here alluded to was put into that member , and not on the face . " I put a jewel on thy forehead , ” Ez . xv . 11. The margin has , for ...
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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