The Antiquities of Egypt: With a Particular Notice of Those that Illustrate the Sacred Scriptures, with Numerous Engravings |
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... inscriptions on these substances seem to have under- gone no change in the long period that has elapsed since many of them were sculptured ; so that the fragments of temples which were levelled to the ground by Cambyses 1 500 years ...
... inscriptions on these substances seem to have under- gone no change in the long period that has elapsed since many of them were sculptured ; so that the fragments of temples which were levelled to the ground by Cambyses 1 500 years ...
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... inscriptions in the hieroglyphic or sacred characters of Egypt . The mode of reading these characters has been recently so far recovered as to enable us to ascertain that they embody exactly the information that was wanted to make the ...
... inscriptions in the hieroglyphic or sacred characters of Egypt . The mode of reading these characters has been recently so far recovered as to enable us to ascertain that they embody exactly the information that was wanted to make the ...
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... inscriptions in hieroglyphics . The artist seems to have had the design of banishing , as far as possible , the idea of death from the tomb , for every thing in it savours of life except the corpse . It was the custom of the Egyptians ...
... inscriptions in hieroglyphics . The artist seems to have had the design of banishing , as far as possible , the idea of death from the tomb , for every thing in it savours of life except the corpse . It was the custom of the Egyptians ...
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... inscriptions . This was the case with the obelisks , the two colossi , and the propyla or truncated pyramids that stood ... inscription in hieroglyphics , meet the eye everywhere . The tombs also were decorated and inscribed in the same ...
... inscriptions . This was the case with the obelisks , the two colossi , and the propyla or truncated pyramids that stood ... inscription in hieroglyphics , meet the eye everywhere . The tombs also were decorated and inscribed in the same ...
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... Notice of Those that Illustrate the Sacred Scriptures, with Numerous Engravings William Osburn. General view of the great Temple at EDFOU . inscriptions , They abound not only on sarcophagi , mummy. THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . 59.
... Notice of Those that Illustrate the Sacred Scriptures, with Numerous Engravings William Osburn. General view of the great Temple at EDFOU . inscriptions , They abound not only on sarcophagi , mummy. THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS . 59.
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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.