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... viii . 1. ] Before the overflowing of the Nile in Egypt , an Etesian ( or Annual ) northerly wind drives those vapors towards the south , which covering Ethiopia with thick clouds , resolve into rains , and make the Nile swell all along ...
... viii . 1. ] Before the overflowing of the Nile in Egypt , an Etesian ( or Annual ) northerly wind drives those vapors towards the south , which covering Ethiopia with thick clouds , resolve into rains , and make the Nile swell all along ...
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... viii . 8. ] Mariners , at the present day , when about to take soundings , sometimes use the phrase , " Throw out the blue pigeon . " — If Noah had not been provided with a Lead or Dove , how could he have known when the waters had ...
... viii . 8. ] Mariners , at the present day , when about to take soundings , sometimes use the phrase , " Throw out the blue pigeon . " — If Noah had not been provided with a Lead or Dove , how could he have known when the waters had ...
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... viii . 15 . 448. [ Gen. xv . 3. ] It is still the custom in India , especi- ally among the Mahomedans , that in default of children , and sometimes where there are lineal descendants , the master of a family adopts a slave , frequently ...
... viii . 15 . 448. [ Gen. xv . 3. ] It is still the custom in India , especi- ally among the Mahomedans , that in default of children , and sometimes where there are lineal descendants , the master of a family adopts a slave , frequently ...
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... viii . 1. 1 Chron . vi . 13. ( SMITH'S Mi- chaelis , vol . ii . p . 287 . ) - Their wives , however , were of another sort than what has been generally supposed . See Gen. iii . 16 . 514 . Boys could not be devoted , or bound by a ...
... viii . 1. 1 Chron . vi . 13. ( SMITH'S Mi- chaelis , vol . ii . p . 287 . ) - Their wives , however , were of another sort than what has been generally supposed . See Gen. iii . 16 . 514 . Boys could not be devoted , or bound by a ...
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... viii . p . 755 . a STONE PILLAR . The Ayeen Akberry mentions an octagonal pillar of black stone fifty cubits high . According to Tavernier , one of the principal ceremonies incumbent on the priests attendant at these sacred stones , is ...
... viii . p . 755 . a STONE PILLAR . The Ayeen Akberry mentions an octagonal pillar of black stone fifty cubits high . According to Tavernier , one of the principal ceremonies incumbent on the priests attendant at these sacred stones , is ...
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Page 7 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 25 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 8 - And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Page vii - Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do : for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Page 95 - Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
Page 18 - Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Page 105 - And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; I will even .set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Page 106 - I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Page viii - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 4 - Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away- their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth.