The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... says that in his time the number was 50,000 . Modern travellers assign them 500 houses ; but the Rabbi David de Beth Hillel , who was not likely to understate the fact , and who had the best means of information , gives them but 200 ...
... says that in his time the number was 50,000 . Modern travellers assign them 500 houses ; but the Rabbi David de Beth Hillel , who was not likely to understate the fact , and who had the best means of information , gives them but 200 ...
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... says , ' Speak thou that art the elder , for it be- cometh thee . Speak , young man , if there be need of thee , and ... say , laid their hand upon their mouth - when- ever their elders spoke . At Athens , and in other Greek states , old ...
... says , ' Speak thou that art the elder , for it be- cometh thee . Speak , young man , if there be need of thee , and ... say , laid their hand upon their mouth - when- ever their elders spoke . At Athens , and in other Greek states , old ...
Page 54
... says , I know no reason why sandal - wood should not have been employed in ancient days for constructing musical instru- ments . It is not so employed at present , because there are many much cheaper woods which pre- sent a far ...
... says , I know no reason why sandal - wood should not have been employed in ancient days for constructing musical instru- ments . It is not so employed at present , because there are many much cheaper woods which pre- sent a far ...
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... says Lightfoot , that more used or were more fond of amulets , charms , mutterings , exorcisms , and all kinds of enchant- ments . . . . The amulets were either little roots hung about the neck of sick persons , or , what was more ...
... says Lightfoot , that more used or were more fond of amulets , charms , mutterings , exorcisms , and all kinds of enchant- ments . . . . The amulets were either little roots hung about the neck of sick persons , or , what was more ...
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... says , I am not acquainted with any ants to whom the art of obtaining from the pucerons ( aphides ) their subsistence is unknown . We might even ven- ture to affirm that these insects are made for their use ' ( Huber , Natural History ...
... says , I am not acquainted with any ants to whom the art of obtaining from the pucerons ( aphides ) their subsistence is unknown . We might even ven- ture to affirm that these insects are made for their use ' ( Huber , Natural History ...
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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