The Bible cyclopædia: or, Illustrations of the civil and natural history of the sacred writings [ed. by W. Goodhugh, completed by W.C. Taylor].William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor 1843 |
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Page 740
... tion be verbal or hieroglyphical . In verbal language , words are the signs of things . Different words , how- ever , are frequently used in all languages to express nearly the same thing ; whence they are termed syno- nymous ; and the ...
... tion be verbal or hieroglyphical . In verbal language , words are the signs of things . Different words , how- ever , are frequently used in all languages to express nearly the same thing ; whence they are termed syno- nymous ; and the ...
Page 749
... tion felt by Martha to the execution of this command most evidently shows , that death had indubitably taken place ; and from the time he had been buried , espe- cially under the influence of so warm a climate , it is certain that those ...
... tion felt by Martha to the execution of this command most evidently shows , that death had indubitably taken place ; and from the time he had been buried , espe- cially under the influence of so warm a climate , it is certain that those ...
Page 752
... tion of nearly twelve thousand feet , and derives its modern Their houses are therefore cleaned in the most careful name from a fanciful resemblance between its snow - clad manner , so that no kind of leaven is found in them . summit ...
... tion of nearly twelve thousand feet , and derives its modern Their houses are therefore cleaned in the most careful name from a fanciful resemblance between its snow - clad manner , so that no kind of leaven is found in them . summit ...
Page 757
... tion of the recorded fasts of Moses , Elias , and Our blessed Saviour . ( Exod . 34. 28 ; 1Kings 19. 8 ; Matt . 4. 2. ) Hence the term Quadragesima , ( forty , ) which had been already used to denote this period , became strictly ap ...
... tion of the recorded fasts of Moses , Elias , and Our blessed Saviour . ( Exod . 34. 28 ; 1Kings 19. 8 ; Matt . 4. 2. ) Hence the term Quadragesima , ( forty , ) which had been already used to denote this period , became strictly ap ...
Page 765
... tion , were so numerous in the time of the Emperor Tibe- rius , that four thousand of them , who were of age to carry arms , were sent to the island of Sardinia ; and that all the rest of them were ordered either to renounce their ...
... tion , were so numerous in the time of the Emperor Tibe- rius , that four thousand of them , who were of age to carry arms , were sent to the island of Sardinia ; and that all the rest of them were ordered either to renounce their ...
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1Kings 1Sam 2Chron 2Kings 2Sam according ancient Apostle appears Arabs bishop blessed called celebrated ceremony Christ Christian church David death desert Deut Divine earth East Egypt Egyptians Epistle Exod father feet fruit Gospel Greek hand head heathen heaven Hebrew Herodotus holy honour inhabitants Isai Isaiah Israel Israelites Jerem Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Gardner Wilkinson Josephus Judæa Judah king land language Lebanon Levit likewise Lord Lord's Luke Maccabees manner Matt ment mentioned Messiah miracles Moab Moses mountains nations Nineveh Numb observes Palestine passage passover Paul Persian person Pharisees plain prayer present priests probably prophecy prophet Psalm reference remarks rendered river Roman sacred says Scriptures Septuagint signifies Sir John Gardner sometimes species stone supposed Syria Temple Testament thou tion trees tribe tribe of Judah unto valley Vulgate whole word worship writers