The Antiquities of Egypt: With a Particular Notice of Those that Illustrate the Sacred Scriptures, with Numerous Engravings |
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... erected , are the only remains of its former greatness . The hand of the spoiler has pressed heavily upon it , and the site of ancient Memphis is now covered with a forest of date palms . The vicinity of Egypt , however , to the land of ...
... erected , are the only remains of its former greatness . The hand of the spoiler has pressed heavily upon it , and the site of ancient Memphis is now covered with a forest of date palms . The vicinity of Egypt , however , to the land of ...
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... erect among the ruins of Alexandria retains much of the freshness , sharpness , and high polish of its first execution ... erected . The same anomaly is even more observable in the excavations in the sides of the mountains , whereby the ...
... erect among the ruins of Alexandria retains much of the freshness , sharpness , and high polish of its first execution ... erected . The same anomaly is even more observable in the excavations in the sides of the mountains , whereby the ...
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... erection of the temples and of the occurrence of the wars , have also been preserved . They are computed by the years and months of the monarch's reign , in exactly the same manner as in the books of Kings in the Old Testament . In some ...
... erection of the temples and of the occurrence of the wars , have also been preserved . They are computed by the years and months of the monarch's reign , in exactly the same manner as in the books of Kings in the Old Testament . In some ...
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... erection , and of the Mythic fables , in conformity to which it was dedicated . It will usefully illustrate the extent to which this mode of speaking of an Egyptian temple was literal rather than metaphorical , if we give here some ...
... erection , and of the Mythic fables , in conformity to which it was dedicated . It will usefully illustrate the extent to which this mode of speaking of an Egyptian temple was literal rather than metaphorical , if we give here some ...
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... erection , having been consecrated to that use by the conqueror . So that these designs really answer the purpose both of title pages and tables of contents . We subjoin an example , which is the title page to the cave at Ipsambul . R ...
... erection , having been consecrated to that use by the conqueror . So that these designs really answer the purpose both of title pages and tables of contents . We subjoin an example , which is the title page to the cave at Ipsambul . R ...
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Abraham Abydos according afterwards alphabet already Amenti Amenumis Amoun ancient Egypt animal antiquity appears blessing brethren British Museum captives Champollion characters children of Israel convey Coptic deceased denoted Divine dynasty earth Egyptian mythology Egyptian priests embalming engraving entire erected Ethiopia evidently existing Exod father gods Greek authors heart heaven hieroglyphic history of Egypt Horapollo idea idolatry inhabitants inscribed inscription inspired narrative Jews Joseph kings of Egypt land of Egypt language lists of Manetho Lord Manetho manner means Memphis Menes Mizraim mode monarch monuments Moses mummy mythology nations Nile Nubia obelisk Osiris Osortasen palace peculiar period Pharaoh picture preserved probably Ptha Ptolemy pyramids race Ramses Ramses II reads recorded reign remains represented Scripture Sesostris shepherds Shishak singular soul successor symbol tablet of Abydos temples Thebes Thoth Thothmosis thou throne tion tombs triad truth unto Upper Egypt whole word worship writing written
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Page 13 - Come near to me. I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 32 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them ; there remained not so much as one of them.
Page 12 - Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me.
Page 167 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Page 23 - Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Page 30 - And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Page 167 - Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Page 59 - I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Page 21 - God is not a man, that he should lie;. neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Page 31 - And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.