Oriental Customs: Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by an Explanatory Application of the Customs and Manners of the Eastern Nations and Especially the Jews Therein Alluded to : Together with Observations on Many Difficult and Obscure Texts Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics, Volume 1William W. Woodward, 1807 - 418 pages |
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... xxii . 3. Saddled his ass . ] There is no ground for supposing that the ancient eastern saddles were like our modern ones . Such were not known to the Greeks and Romans till many ages after the Hebrew judges . " No nation of antiquity ...
... xxii . 3. Saddled his ass . ] There is no ground for supposing that the ancient eastern saddles were like our modern ones . Such were not known to the Greeks and Romans till many ages after the Hebrew judges . " No nation of antiquity ...
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... xxii . 5. If a man shall cause a field or vine- yard to be eaten . ] Chandler observed , ( Travels in Asia Minor , p . 142. ) that the tame cattle were very fond of vine leaves , and were permitted to eat them in the autumn . " We ...
... xxii . 5. If a man shall cause a field or vine- yard to be eaten . ] Chandler observed , ( Travels in Asia Minor , p . 142. ) that the tame cattle were very fond of vine leaves , and were permitted to eat them in the autumn . " We ...
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... minds of those about him . HARMER , vol . ii . p . 492 . No. 95. xxii . 6. Under a tree . ] However common it might be for the generality of persons , when travelling , to take up with a temporary residence under a 1 SAMUEL . 83.
... minds of those about him . HARMER , vol . ii . p . 492 . No. 95. xxii . 6. Under a tree . ] However common it might be for the generality of persons , when travelling , to take up with a temporary residence under a 1 SAMUEL . 83.
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... xxii . 17. The king said unto the footmen . ] " In ancient times it was as much a custom for great men to do execution upon offenders , as it is now an usual . thing for them to pronounce sentence . They had not then ( as we have now ) ...
... xxii . 17. The king said unto the footmen . ] " In ancient times it was as much a custom for great men to do execution upon offenders , as it is now an usual . thing for them to pronounce sentence . They had not then ( as we have now ) ...
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... xxii . 23. Chardin has made an ob- servation , which places this matter in a different point of view : he says , " that in almost all the East , those who accuse a criminal , or demand justice against him , throw dust upon him ; as much ...
... xxii . 23. Chardin has made an ob- servation , which places this matter in a different point of view : he says , " that in almost all the East , those who accuse a criminal , or demand justice against him , throw dust upon him ; as much ...
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Abyssinia Æneid agreeable Aleppo alluded allusion amongst ancient apostle appears Arabs bread called camel caravanserais carried ceremony Chardin says chres Christ circumstance cloth common court covered custom dead death deities describes DODDRIDGE in loc earth East eastern Egypt Egyptians expression Ezekiel feast feet fire frequently gate give Greeks ground hand HARMER hath head heathens Hebrew Herodotus Hist honour horse Iliad Isaiah Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jews Judea kind king kings of Persia Lord manner MAUNDRELL mentioned Mingrelia mountain observed occasion passage Persian person Plutarch practice present prince probably prophet Psalm refers remarkable rites Romans sacred sacrifice salt scribes scriptures seal seems Septuagint sepulchres servants shew signifies Sir John Chardin sometimes sort speaking stone supposed Syria temple thee thing thou tion Trav Travels trees Turks unto vessel walls wine women words xxii