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
... land of the heathen , and in his book there are many affecting details of the contests and transactions they had with the idolaters . The book of Judges contains some fearful accounts of the impiety of the Israelites , of their ...
... land of the heathen , and in his book there are many affecting details of the contests and transactions they had with the idolaters . The book of Judges contains some fearful accounts of the impiety of the Israelites , of their ...
Page vii
... land , for the primitive locality of the present human family , but to Ararat . * Is it not reasonable to sup- pose that Noah and his family would remain for many years at no great distance from the spot where they first settled ? And ...
... land , for the primitive locality of the present human family , but to Ararat . * Is it not reasonable to sup- pose that Noah and his family would remain for many years at no great distance from the spot where they first settled ? And ...
Page 18
... lands from the same source . To prevent these contests , they have generally each an appointed time for watering their lands ; or , it may be , that those who get there first , shall have the privilege : but where there is so little ...
... lands from the same source . To prevent these contests , they have generally each an appointed time for watering their lands ; or , it may be , that those who get there first , shall have the privilege : but where there is so little ...
Page 25
... land of Moriah , and offer him there . " In the book called Arupattu - Moovaa Kathi , is the following account : In the village of Tiru - Chang - Katang , lived a man named Siru - Tondan . He was exceedingly benevolent , and never would ...
... land of Moriah , and offer him there . " In the book called Arupattu - Moovaa Kathi , is the following account : In the village of Tiru - Chang - Katang , lived a man named Siru - Tondan . He was exceedingly benevolent , and never would ...
Page 26
... land . " The politeness of Abraham may be seen exemplified amongst the highest and the lowest of the people of the East : in this respect , nature seems to have done for them , what art has done for others . With what grace do all ...
... land . " The politeness of Abraham may be seen exemplified amongst the highest and the lowest of the people of the East : in this respect , nature seems to have done for them , what art has done for others . With what grace do all ...
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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