The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... Palestine , Arabia , and Egypt , in which there are , among forty - three species indicated , about eight whose bite is accompanied with a venomous effusion , and therefore almost all very danger- ous . In our present state of knowledge ...
... Palestine , Arabia , and Egypt , in which there are , among forty - three species indicated , about eight whose bite is accompanied with a venomous effusion , and therefore almost all very danger- ous . In our present state of knowledge ...
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... Palestine at the time of its invasion by the Hebrews is shown by the fact that this petty king had subdued no less than seventy of them ; and the barbarity of the war - usages in those early times is painfully shown by his cutting off ...
... Palestine at the time of its invasion by the Hebrews is shown by the fact that this petty king had subdued no less than seventy of them ; and the barbarity of the war - usages in those early times is painfully shown by his cutting off ...
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... Palestine have never been satisfactorily stated ; but the different epithets of description which travellers employ enable us to know tha it differs considerably , both in its appearance and character , in different parts of the land ...
... Palestine have never been satisfactorily stated ; but the different epithets of description which travellers employ enable us to know tha it differs considerably , both in its appearance and character , in different parts of the land ...
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... Palestine , where the remains of terraces across the hills , in various parts of the country , attest the extent to which it was anciently carried . 12. Ploughing and Sowing . 42 AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE In such a climate as that of ...
... Palestine , where the remains of terraces across the hills , in various parts of the country , attest the extent to which it was anciently carried . 12. Ploughing and Sowing . 42 AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE In such a climate as that of ...
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... Palestine and Egypt . One of them , represented in the annexed figure , is very much used in Palestine . It is composed of two thick planks , fastened together side by side , and bent upwards in front . Sharp fragments of stone are ...
... Palestine and Egypt . One of them , represented in the annexed figure , is very much used in Palestine . It is composed of two thick planks , fastened together side by side , and bent upwards in front . Sharp fragments of stone are ...
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Abimelech Abraham Acts Ahaz altar Ammonites Amorites ancient animals Apostle appears Arabia Arabs Asia Assyria Babylon called Canaan Christ Christian Chron church comp Damascus David death denote Deut divine East Edom Egypt Egyptian epistle Euphrates Exod Ezek Ezra father favour Greek Hebrew Hebron high-priest holy inhabitants Israel Israelites Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Joab Jordan Josephus Josh Judæa Judah Judg king land latter Lord Luke Matt means ment mentioned Meroë Moses mountains nations natural occurs Palestine passages Paul period Persian persons Philistines possession present priests probably prophet reign rendered Roman sacred Scripture seems Solomon species stone supposed Syria temple Testament thou tion town tree tribe tribe of Judah viii word worship writers xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvii