Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws, Arts, Manufactures, Religion, and Early History: Derived from a Comparison of the Paintings, Sculptures, and Monuments Still Existing, with the Accoun Ts of Ancient AuthorsJ. Murray, 1837 |
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... Egypt considered by some to be in Asia . - Ethiopia or Cush Page 2 - ib . 3 4 The Thebaid , the Parent of Egyptian ... Egypt not peopled while the Delta was a Marsh - Meaning of the Ægyptus of Homer , and the Position of Pharos 5 6 7 ...
... Egypt considered by some to be in Asia . - Ethiopia or Cush Page 2 - ib . 3 4 The Thebaid , the Parent of Egyptian ... Egypt not peopled while the Delta was a Marsh - Meaning of the Ægyptus of Homer , and the Position of Pharos 5 6 7 ...
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... Egypt , a Hierarchy and afterwards a Monarchy . No Egyptian Deity ever sup- posed to have reigned on Earth The Story of Osiris purely allegorical , and a profound and curious Mystery . Mistake of Herodotus in the Word Pirômi 16 17 · 18 ...
... Egypt , a Hierarchy and afterwards a Monarchy . No Egyptian Deity ever sup- posed to have reigned on Earth The Story of Osiris purely allegorical , and a profound and curious Mystery . Mistake of Herodotus in the Word Pirômi 16 17 · 18 ...
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... Egypt . The Library - 112 and Planisphere taken away by the Persians - 113 This Tomb apparently the Memnonium - 114 Plan of the Memnonium compared with it - 116 Story of Helen's Arrival with Paris in Egypt - 118 Her Detention and ...
... Egypt . The Library - 112 and Planisphere taken away by the Persians - 113 This Tomb apparently the Memnonium - 114 Plan of the Memnonium compared with it - 116 Story of Helen's Arrival with Paris in Egypt - 118 Her Detention and ...
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... Egypt Page - 188 - 190 - 192 193 Amasis sends - " 195 Monolith and other Works of Amasis The Sphinx . Tomb of Amasis at Saïs Quarrel between Cambyses and Amasis . the Daughter of Apries to Persia Invasion of Egypt by Cambyses . Causes ...
... Egypt Page - 188 - 190 - 192 193 Amasis sends - " 195 Monolith and other Works of Amasis The Sphinx . Tomb of Amasis at Saïs Quarrel between Cambyses and Amasis . the Daughter of Apries to Persia Invasion of Egypt by Cambyses . Causes ...
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... Egypt by Alexander - . 211 212 213 CHAP . III . Egypt properly so called Extent of Egypt Number of Towns in Egypt ; and Population in former Times Accumulation of Soil in the Valley of the Nile . extent E. and W. Cause of its Downfall ...
... Egypt by Alexander - . 211 212 213 CHAP . III . Egypt properly so called Extent of Egypt Number of Towns in Egypt ; and Population in former Times Accumulation of Soil in the Valley of the Nile . extent E. and W. Cause of its Downfall ...
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18th Dynasty According to Eusebius Ægyptus Africanus alluded Amasis Amosis Amunoph ancient authors appears Apries Arabs army ascended the throne Assyria Beni Hassan Bocchoris brother buildings built called canal captives chariots Cheops civilisation conquests cubits deity Delta descent Diodorus Diospolite Kings Egyp Egypt and Thebes Egyptian Egyptian monarch erected Ethiopia Eusebius event Exod Exodus father Greeks Hebrew Heliopolis Herod Herodotus hieroglyphics historian invaded Jews Joseph Karnak land Lower Egypt Manetho Medeenet Haboo Memnonium Memphis Menes mentioned monarch monuments Moris Name from ancient Neco Nile Nitocris nome obelisks omitted Osirei Osymandyas Pelusium period Persian Pharaoh Plin Pliny predecessors priests prince probably Psamaticus Psammitichus Pthah Ptolemy pyramids queen reign of Osirtasen Remeses Rhampsinitus river Sabaco Saïte says sculptures Sesostris Sethos Shepherds stone Strabo succeeded successor Suphis suppose Syene Syria Tanites temple Thebaïd Theban Thebes Thothmes tians Tirhakah tomb Total town Upper Vide my Egypt wall
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Page 77 - And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Page 77 - And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee : the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Page 21 - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we : 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 55 - 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 163 - Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
Page 166 - And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land : for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
Page 178 - And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Page 175 - Yet thus saith the Lord God; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered: and I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation ; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
Page 176 - At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt : and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her : as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt : and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Page 12 - Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?