Sephora: A Hebrew Tale, Descriptive of the Country of Palestine, and of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Israelites, Volume 2J. Hatchard, 1826 - 560 pages |
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... heaven is often found to rest , as the darkest colours are known to attract and to retain the sun's heat , while the light and gaudy hues , that flaunt and glitter in its rays , re- main cold to the touch , and impervious to its vital ...
... heaven is often found to rest , as the darkest colours are known to attract and to retain the sun's heat , while the light and gaudy hues , that flaunt and glitter in its rays , re- main cold to the touch , and impervious to its vital ...
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... heaven broke through the sorrows of her soul , and made her feel that they might not only be endured , but enjoyed . In those festive scenes she had been used to , where nature herself seemed to spread the banquet , and liberally invite ...
... heaven broke through the sorrows of her soul , and made her feel that they might not only be endured , but enjoyed . In those festive scenes she had been used to , where nature herself seemed to spread the banquet , and liberally invite ...
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... heaven . After passing Bethel they entered a thick coppice of almond and hazel . The profusion of these trees , that grew formerly about this place , gave to it its original name of Luz . Here they rested for a few hours , by the side ...
... heaven . After passing Bethel they entered a thick coppice of almond and hazel . The profusion of these trees , that grew formerly about this place , gave to it its original name of Luz . Here they rested for a few hours , by the side ...
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... they were so cherished by the indefatigable hand of labour , and so fostered by the dews and showers of heaven , that they presented a second Eden to the view , and the ground seemed no longer cursed , but blessed , for man's 50 SEPHORA :
... they were so cherished by the indefatigable hand of labour , and so fostered by the dews and showers of heaven , that they presented a second Eden to the view , and the ground seemed no longer cursed , but blessed , for man's 50 SEPHORA :
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... heaven . The whole company felt the majesty of the scene and made an involuntary pause . The sun gradually descended behind Mount Gihon , and the evening lights of saffron , crimson , and violet were shed over the hills ; soft and ...
... heaven . The whole company felt the majesty of the scene and made an involuntary pause . The sun gradually descended behind Mount Gihon , and the evening lights of saffron , crimson , and violet were shed over the hills ; soft and ...
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ancient appearance Arabs Arbelio arms beautiful beheld blessing burnoose byssus called camels Caphtor and Sephora cave cavern countenance door dress eastern endeavoured entered escape eyes father favour fear feast feast of tabernacles feelings feet felt fruit garment gate hair hand happiness head heard heart heaven Hebrew high priest hill horses hour husband hyæna hyke Israelites Jaachonia Jerusalem Jews journey Judea Julius Kabyles Keroob Kishon knew Laadon looked Lord mercy mind Mount Hermon mountains multitude Nain nature ness never Niger night olive Oriental Customs passed passover path Patrobus plain reached robbers rock round scarcely scene seemed sepulchre sheep shepherd side sight Sisera solemn soon sorrows soul spirit stone stood Temple tent thee thing thought tion took Travels tribe tribe of Issachar Tryphosa turned URIM AND THUMMIM valley voice wild women Zibo Zina
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Page 203 - Many of them also which used curious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Page 188 - And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Page 233 - And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; and said, Whose daughter art thou?
Page 13 - Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried : the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
Page 79 - their hand was against every man, and every man's hand was against them.
Page 193 - And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand : is not the LORD gone out before thee ? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
Page 242 - We had not been prepared for the grandeur of the spectacle which the city alone exhibited. Instead of a wretched and ruined town, by some described as the desolated remnant of Jerusalem, we beheld, as it were, a flourishing and stately metropolis...
Page 257 - And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Page 253 - But this temple appeared to strangers, when they were coming to it at a distance, like a mountain covered with snow ; for as to those parts of it that were not gilt, they were exceeding white.