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 vii
... sent to enquire of the idol Baal- zebub , whether he should recover from his sickness . The book of Ezra describes the return of the Jews from their seventy years ' inglorious captivity amongst the heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have ...
... sent to enquire of the idol Baal- zebub , whether he should recover from his sickness . The book of Ezra describes the return of the Jews from their seventy years ' inglorious captivity amongst the heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have ...
Page 15
... sent fire from his frontal eye , and burnt him to ashes ; and ever after that he was in- visible to all but his wife . The regions of the South were appointed to Ham and his posterity , and the South wind is the chariot of GENESIS . 15.
... sent fire from his frontal eye , and burnt him to ashes ; and ever after that he was in- visible to all but his wife . The regions of the South were appointed to Ham and his posterity , and the South wind is the chariot of GENESIS . 15.
Page 22
... sent me for , sir . " . " Just lift up your eyes , and you will soon find it . " 4 .- " Let a little water , I pray you , be fetched , and wash your feet . " How often , in passing through a village , may we see this grateful office ...
... sent me for , sir . " . " Just lift up your eyes , and you will soon find it . " 4 .- " Let a little water , I pray you , be fetched , and wash your feet . " How often , in passing through a village , may we see this grateful office ...
Page 28
... sent away Rebekah their sister , and her nurse . " How often have scenes like this led my mind to the patriarchal age ! The daughter is about for the first time to leave the paternal roof : the servants are all in confusion ; each ...
... sent away Rebekah their sister , and her nurse . " How often have scenes like this led my mind to the patriarchal age ! The daughter is about for the first time to leave the paternal roof : the servants are all in confusion ; each ...
Page 29
... sent them away from Isaac . " Just so here , the father gives gifts to the children his con- cubines have borne to him , and advises them to go to distant places , where they will be likely to live together in peace . 18. " He died ...
... sent them away from Isaac . " Just so here , the father gives gifts to the children his con- cubines have borne to him , and advises them to go to distant places , where they will be likely to live together in peace . 18. " He died ...
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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