The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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Page 37
... Greek and Latin languages . In all the Roman provinces such men were found , who devoted their time and labour to the pleading of causes and the trans- acting of other legal business in the provincial courts . It also appears that many ...
... Greek and Latin languages . In all the Roman provinces such men were found , who devoted their time and labour to the pleading of causes and the trans- acting of other legal business in the provincial courts . It also appears that many ...
Page 50
... Greeks was so thoroughly provided for by predisposing causes , as to be no mere accident ascribable to Alexander as an individual . The personal ge- |. 50 ALEXANDER when Joshua , in ... Greek representative of Persian majesty , reigned over ...
... Greeks was so thoroughly provided for by predisposing causes , as to be no mere accident ascribable to Alexander as an individual . The personal ge- |. 50 ALEXANDER when Joshua , in ... Greek representative of Persian majesty , reigned over ...
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... Greek representative of Persian majesty , reigned over a less extended district than the last Da- rius . Not only were Egypt and Cyprus severed from the Eastern empire , but Palestine and Colosyria also fell to their ruler , placing ...
... Greek representative of Persian majesty , reigned over a less extended district than the last Da- rius . Not only were Egypt and Cyprus severed from the Eastern empire , but Palestine and Colosyria also fell to their ruler , placing ...
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... Greek lau- guage . At its foundation Alexandria was peopled less by Egyptians than by colonies of Greeks , Jews . and other foreigners . The Jews , however much their religion was disliked , were valued as citizens ; and every ...
... Greek lau- guage . At its foundation Alexandria was peopled less by Egyptians than by colonies of Greeks , Jews . and other foreigners . The Jews , however much their religion was disliked , were valued as citizens ; and every ...
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... Greek al- phabet , corresponding to the Hebrew Aleph . Both the Hebrews and the Greeks employed the letters of their alphabets as numerals , and A ( Alpha or Aleph ) therefore denoted one or the first . Hence our Lord says of himself ...
... Greek al- phabet , corresponding to the Hebrew Aleph . Both the Hebrews and the Greeks employed the letters of their alphabets as numerals , and A ( Alpha or Aleph ) therefore denoted one or the first . Hence our Lord says of himself ...
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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