The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 6, Part 11810 |
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... original his- torians evince a solicitude to mark the dates of principal events ; and , from the age of Pericles downwards , we remark the prevalence , in this respect , of an extreme , though par- tial accuracy . But they lay under the ...
... original his- torians evince a solicitude to mark the dates of principal events ; and , from the age of Pericles downwards , we remark the prevalence , in this respect , of an extreme , though par- tial accuracy . But they lay under the ...
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... original sources , and to explore the most ancient records , chronicles , and fragments still extant , and the earliest historians and chronologers ; namely , the Masorete and Samaritan Hebrew texts ; the Vatican and Alexandrine Greek ...
... original sources , and to explore the most ancient records , chronicles , and fragments still extant , and the earliest historians and chronologers ; namely , the Masorete and Samaritan Hebrew texts ; the Vatican and Alexandrine Greek ...
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... original documents , still extant , of ancient History , Antiquities , Etymology , Mythology , and Astronomy connected with Chronology , I am persuaded . that the whole of ancient chronology , sacred and profane , may be reduced to one ...
... original documents , still extant , of ancient History , Antiquities , Etymology , Mythology , and Astronomy connected with Chronology , I am persuaded . that the whole of ancient chronology , sacred and profane , may be reduced to one ...
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... original feature of Dr. H.'s chronological system is , the prominent rank which he assigns to Josephus ; whose genuine numbers he conceives himself to have restored , and by a comparison with the Septuagint and the other Texts to have ...
... original feature of Dr. H.'s chronological system is , the prominent rank which he assigns to Josephus ; whose genuine numbers he conceives himself to have restored , and by a comparison with the Septuagint and the other Texts to have ...
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... original and very easy analy- tical solution of Scaliger's problem by Dr. H. himself ; the application of Eclipses and the Precession of the Equi- noxes ; a large account of Epochs and Eras , in which the Parian Chronicle is introduced ...
... original and very easy analy- tical solution of Scaliger's problem by Dr. H. himself ; the application of Eclipses and the Precession of the Equi- noxes ; a large account of Epochs and Eras , in which the Parian Chronicle is introduced ...
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Page 108 - ... sun. And behold a man bent with age coming from the way of the wilderness leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and said unto him, ' Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night ; and thou shall arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.' And the man said, 'Nay; for I will abide under this tree.