The History of the Condition of Women in Various Ages and Nations ...Broaders & Company, 1840 |
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... priest of the country . Jewish husbands seem to have had a discretionary power of divorcing their wives ; and no ... priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition JEWISH WOMEN .
... priest of the country . Jewish husbands seem to have had a discretionary power of divorcing their wives ; and no ... priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition JEWISH WOMEN .
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Lydia Maria Francis Child. priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition , setting forth that their father had died in the wilder- ness without sons ; on which account they thought themselves entitled to a share of his ...
Lydia Maria Francis Child. priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition , setting forth that their father had died in the wilder- ness without sons ; on which account they thought themselves entitled to a share of his ...
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... priest of On ; and Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh , king of Egypt . It is generally supposed that formal ceremonies at a wedding were first prescribed by Moses . Accor- ding to the rabbies , the appointed days were Friday for a ...
... priest of On ; and Solomon married the daughter of Pharaoh , king of Egypt . It is generally supposed that formal ceremonies at a wedding were first prescribed by Moses . Accor- ding to the rabbies , the appointed days were Friday for a ...
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... priests bearing flambeaux of oil and pitch , and by a multi- tude of persons carrying the clothes , jewels , and furniture , which had been presented to the bride ; each person carried but one thing . Next came the bridegroom and his ...
... priests bearing flambeaux of oil and pitch , and by a multi- tude of persons carrying the clothes , jewels , and furniture , which had been presented to the bride ; each person carried but one thing . Next came the bridegroom and his ...
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... priests and elders , in the midst of a crowd of men , women , and children , who collected from curiosity . When the ... priest , who was appointed for the purpose , threw her jewels , veil , and turban on the ground , dishevelled her 16 ...
... priests and elders , in the midst of a crowd of men , women , and children , who collected from curiosity . When the ... priest , who was appointed for the purpose , threw her jewels , veil , and turban on the ground , dishevelled her 16 ...
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