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... earth , and the consequent carrying away of their superstitions , though then veiled in different lan- guages ? It has been well observed , " Whoever were the first planters of India , it could not have been planted till long after ...
... earth , and the consequent carrying away of their superstitions , though then veiled in different lan- guages ? It has been well observed , " Whoever were the first planters of India , it could not have been planted till long after ...
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... earth of itself ; and its foundation is believed to be in the lower world . ‡ " As it respects Osiris , it is more than probable that he , in his ' posture , signifying the generative and nutritive faculties , ' was the same as the Siva ...
... earth of itself ; and its foundation is believed to be in the lower world . ‡ " As it respects Osiris , it is more than probable that he , in his ' posture , signifying the generative and nutritive faculties , ' was the same as the Siva ...
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... earth ; and the Arabians and Persians believe it was the Paradise . Though the names Adam's Bridge and Adam's Peak may not stamp with certainty the traditions concerning it ; yet they show at least what has been , and still is , the ...
... earth ; and the Arabians and Persians believe it was the Paradise . Though the names Adam's Bridge and Adam's Peak may not stamp with certainty the traditions concerning it ; yet they show at least what has been , and still is , the ...
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... earth . - Verse 17 . That the Hindoos have an account of the deluge , all who are acquainted with eastern literature must admit . The translations by Sir William Jones from the Bhagavat , and other authorities , fully settle the matter ...
... earth . - Verse 17 . That the Hindoos have an account of the deluge , all who are acquainted with eastern literature must admit . The translations by Sir William Jones from the Bhagavat , and other authorities , fully settle the matter ...
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... earth , after the death of a Brahma , ( one of his deaths or incarnations , ) he , assuming the shape of a frog , escaped from the flood by catching hold of the branch of a mango- tree . " CHAP . VII . The windows of heaven were opened ...
... earth , after the death of a Brahma , ( one of his deaths or incarnations , ) he , assuming the shape of a frog , escaped from the flood by catching hold of the branch of a mango- tree . " CHAP . VII . The windows of heaven were opened ...
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Page 539 - And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Page 397 - Let their table become a snare before them : and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Page 23 - And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Page 134 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold : only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
Page 352 - As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Page 288 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house : and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
Page 369 - In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats ; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Page 140 - And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Page 333 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 388 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God ; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north : I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.