Ancient history: containing the history of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Lydians, Carthaginians, Persians, Macedonians, the Seleucidae in Syria and Parthians, from Rollin, and other authentic sources both ancient and modernR. Carter, 1844 |
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... river El Arish , ( supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt , " Numb . xxxiv . 5 , ) on the borders of Palestine , and the Syrian or Arabian desert , which extends from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez , and from thence ...
... river El Arish , ( supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt , " Numb . xxxiv . 5 , ) on the borders of Palestine , and the Syrian or Arabian desert , which extends from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez , and from thence ...
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... river . The extent in square miles of the district between the pyra- mids and the sea is considerable ; that of the Delta alone , which forms a portion of it , is estimated at 1,976 square miles . This portion is very narrow about its ...
... river . The extent in square miles of the district between the pyra- mids and the sea is considerable ; that of the Delta alone , which forms a portion of it , is estimated at 1,976 square miles . This portion is very narrow about its ...
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... river , rises like a sea and spreads its blessings over the face of an extensive country . Herodotus says , the Nile begins to increase about the sum- mer solstice , and continues to rise for a hundred days ; and then decreases for the ...
... river , rises like a sea and spreads its blessings over the face of an extensive country . Herodotus says , the Nile begins to increase about the sum- mer solstice , and continues to rise for a hundred days ; and then decreases for the ...
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... river begins to swell in June , but the rise is not rapid or remarkable till early in July ; that the greatest rise is attained about the autumnal equinox , and the waters remain upon the same level until the middle of October ; and ...
... river begins to swell in June , but the rise is not rapid or remarkable till early in July ; that the greatest rise is attained about the autumnal equinox , and the waters remain upon the same level until the middle of October ; and ...
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... river the annual swelling of which is so replete with important consequences , or so essential to the existence of a nation . The very soil of Egypt was , no doubt , originally formed by the earth brought down by the river from ...
... river the annual swelling of which is so replete with important consequences , or so essential to the existence of a nation . The very soil of Egypt was , no doubt , originally formed by the earth brought down by the river from ...
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Page 234 - In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord In the midst of the land of Egypt, And a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
Page 98 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Page 13 - For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs...
Page 113 - And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Page 148 - ... thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life...
Page 114 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you today : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 239 - There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight...
Page 78 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck...
Page 93 - ... and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Page 110 - Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.