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... valley situate between the mountains Libanus and Antilibanus , not far from Damascus , the metropolis of Syria . In this romantic and sequestered vale , the cre- dulous natives believe the terrestrial Paradise was placed ; and proud of ...
... valley situate between the mountains Libanus and Antilibanus , not far from Damascus , the metropolis of Syria . In this romantic and sequestered vale , the cre- dulous natives believe the terrestrial Paradise was placed ; and proud of ...
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... valley , between two steep rocky moun- tains , the kings of Syria had a magnificent palace , which they dignified with the name of Beth - Eden , or the house of pleasure . Several tall pillars were still standing when Mr. Maundrell ...
... valley , between two steep rocky moun- tains , the kings of Syria had a magnificent palace , which they dignified with the name of Beth - Eden , or the house of pleasure . Several tall pillars were still standing when Mr. Maundrell ...
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... on which the ark rested , into the plain of Shinar . That they continued for many years to occupy the summits of these mountains , is extremely probable . The plains and the valleys being reduced to a mire GEOGRAPHY OF THE EAST . 27.
... on which the ark rested , into the plain of Shinar . That they continued for many years to occupy the summits of these mountains , is extremely probable . The plains and the valleys being reduced to a mire GEOGRAPHY OF THE EAST . 27.
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George Paxton. The plains and the valleys being reduced to a mire by the waters of the deluge , must have remained long in- commodious for the habitations of man . This must have been the case , particularly among the rivers of Babylon ...
George Paxton. The plains and the valleys being reduced to a mire by the waters of the deluge , must have remained long in- commodious for the habitations of man . This must have been the case , particularly among the rivers of Babylon ...
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... valley . Viewing the sacred text in this light , it may be admitted , without injury or danger to the hypothesis which has been more generally received , that the plain of Shinar , in which the tower of Babel was afterwards built , lies ...
... valley . Viewing the sacred text in this light , it may be admitted , without injury or danger to the hypothesis which has been more generally received , that the plain of Shinar , in which the tower of Babel was afterwards built , lies ...
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Page 35 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people...
Page 41 - And the Lord said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Page 322 - Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her ? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Page 457 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Page 24 - So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Page 191 - The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Page 46 - Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Page 217 - Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Page 354 - For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter : Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
Page 178 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Shar'on, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.