A New System, Or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein an Attempt is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable; and to Reduce the Truth to Its Original Purity, Volume 5J. Walker, W. J. and J. Richardson, 1807 |
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Page 189
... Shem had the pre - eminence , either by the allotment of their great progenitor , or else by divine appointment : which latter is pretty plainly implied . Hence Elam , Aram , Ashur , and Ar- phaxad retired to their several provinces ...
... Shem had the pre - eminence , either by the allotment of their great progenitor , or else by divine appointment : which latter is pretty plainly implied . Hence Elam , Aram , Ashur , and Ar- phaxad retired to their several provinces ...
Page 190
... Shem , Europe to Japhet , and Africa to Ham . America was too remote to be then consi- dered . These three large continents were in great measure peo- pled according to this distribution . The only exception was Nim rod together with ...
... Shem , Europe to Japhet , and Africa to Ham . America was too remote to be then consi- dered . These three large continents were in great measure peo- pled according to this distribution . The only exception was Nim rod together with ...
Page 196
... Shem . The king of Elam Arioch Melech El- was confessedly of his lineage . lasar is the same as Arioch Melech al Asur , and so it may be read ; that is , " Arioch king of Nineve : " for both the country and the capital were called by ...
... Shem . The king of Elam Arioch Melech El- was confessedly of his lineage . lasar is the same as Arioch Melech al Asur , and so it may be read ; that is , " Arioch king of Nineve : " for both the country and the capital were called by ...
Page 198
... Shem are represented as joining their forces with the king of Shinaar . Now it does not seem probable , that the sons of Shem should enter into an alliance with the chief of the family of Ham and Chus , who must necessarily have been ...
... Shem are represented as joining their forces with the king of Shinaar . Now it does not seem probable , that the sons of Shem should enter into an alliance with the chief of the family of Ham and Chus , who must necessarily have been ...
Page 199
... Shem : and Babylon must have been at this time in the hands of the Assyrians . From these premises , which I submit to the reader , I beg leave to draw up this historical epitome . The kings of Elam , and of Assur seem to have called in ...
... Shem : and Babylon must have been at this time in the hands of the Assyrians . From these premises , which I submit to the reader , I beg leave to draw up this historical epitome . The kings of Elam , and of Assur seem to have called in ...
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Abaris Africanus alludes Amalek Amalekites antient Arabian Arioch Assyrians Babylon Bochart Bubastus called Canaan canal Chaldeans Chron Chus circumstance contra Apion Cuseans deity Delta Diodorus Edom Egyptians Euseb Eusebius Evang father Geogr Greeks Hebrew Heliopolis Hence Herodotus Israel Israelites Jews Joseph Josephus king Kronus land of Egypt land of Goshen learned likewise Litopolis lower Egypt Manetho Memphis mentioned mistake Moses nations Nile Ninus nome Onias original Orus particular passage Pelusium Perizonius Phaccusa Phacusa Pharaoh Phenicians PLATE Præp prince province Ptolemy Red Sea reigned river sacred sacrifice Saïs says Scriptures Shem Shepherds shew shewn signifies situation sons speaks Strabo supposed Syncellus Tanis temple tion unto whence word writers Zoan γαρ δε Δελτα δια εις εκ εν επι ες εςι και κατα μεν παρα περι πολις προς πρωτος ταις τας τε τοις τῳ