Observations Upon the Plagues Inflicted Upon the Egyptians: In which is Shewn the Peculiarity of Those Judgments, and Their Correspondence with the Rites and Idolatries of that People. To which is Prefixed, a Prefatory Discourse, Concerning the Grecian Colonies from EgyptT. Hamilton and R. Ogle, 1810 - 392 pages |
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... called Chemmis . Diodorus , speaking of some very early persons , and oc- currences , says , that in those times Danaus came from Egypt : and that Cadmus arriv- ed soon after . Some make Cadmus rather prior ; and place Danaus third ...
... called Chemmis . Diodorus , speaking of some very early persons , and oc- currences , says , that in those times Danaus came from Egypt : and that Cadmus arriv- ed soon after . Some make Cadmus rather prior ; and place Danaus third ...
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... called after his name , Nilopolis ; in which he was particularly worshipped : and there were festivals and rites , stiled 6 4 Σειρ . Σιρος ο Ήλιος , και Σείριος . Suidas . Origiç isiyo Neiλos . Euseb . Præp . Evan . l . 3. c . 11. P ...
... called after his name , Nilopolis ; in which he was particularly worshipped : and there were festivals and rites , stiled 6 4 Σειρ . Σιρος ο Ήλιος , και Σείριος . Suidas . Origiç isiyo Neiλos . Euseb . Præp . Evan . l . 3. c . 11. P ...
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... called it in very ancient times by that name . They pronoun- ced it Oceames , or rather Oceanes - Oxɛavns which by the Greeks was rendered 3 Nuɛavos , Oceanus , and from hence they deduced their deities . There was therefore a great ...
... called it in very ancient times by that name . They pronoun- ced it Oceames , or rather Oceanes - Oxɛavns which by the Greeks was rendered 3 Nuɛavos , Oceanus , and from hence they deduced their deities . There was therefore a great ...
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... called Athor in E- gypt : but in Syria ' Atar - Cetus , or Atargatis ; and abbreviated- Dercetus and Derceti . This personage was supposed to have been of old preserved by means of a3 fish : and was re- presented one half under that ...
... called Athor in E- gypt : but in Syria ' Atar - Cetus , or Atargatis ; and abbreviated- Dercetus and Derceti . This personage was supposed to have been of old preserved by means of a3 fish : and was re- presented one half under that ...
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... called Hierapolis , where Atargatis , or Derceto , was held in particular veneration . Xenophon , in his march through these parts , observed , in a river called Chalus , many large fishes , which appeared tame , and were never taken ...
... called Hierapolis , where Atargatis , or Derceto , was held in particular veneration . Xenophon , in his march through these parts , observed , in a river called Chalus , many large fishes , which appeared tame , and were never taken ...
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Aaron Accaron Ægyptus ancient Arabia Baal Baal-zephon Bedea behold brought called children of Israel Clysma consequence Coptic darkness deity Diodorus Diodorus Siculus divine earth Egyp Egyptians Ekron emblem encamped esteemed Etham evil Exod Exodus farther fire first-born flies Grecians Greek hail heaven Heliopolis Hence Herod Herodotus Ibid idolatry Israelites Josephus judgment king land of Egypt land of Goshen learned locusts Lord said unto Manetho mentioned Moses mountain night Nile nome Osiris particularly person Pharaoh plague Plato Pliny Plutarch Pocock priests prophet Ptolemy purport Red-sea rites river sacred says seems sent serpent shew shewn signified speaks stiled Strabo supposed swarms temple thee things thou tion unto Moses wilderness word worship writers Αιγυπτιοι γαρ δε εις εκ εν εσιν ην θεον και κατα μεν παρα προς τας τε τες τοις τῷ Ων