Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the Eastern nations, Bind 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 |
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Side 12
... salt and ashes . In short , we must think that there is a heavy curse of God upon that place , seeing it was here- tofore so pleasant a country . " ( Travels , vol . 1. p , 194. ) vide also PоCOCKE's Travels , vol . ii . p . 1. ch . 9 ...
... salt and ashes . In short , we must think that there is a heavy curse of God upon that place , seeing it was here- tofore so pleasant a country . " ( Travels , vol . 1. p , 194. ) vide also PоCOCKE's Travels , vol . ii . p . 1. ch . 9 ...
Side 38
... salt . ] Salt amongst the ancients was the emblem of friendship and fidelity , and therefore was used in all their sacrifices and covenants . Bruce mentions a kind of salt so hard , that it is used as money , and passes from hand to ...
... salt . ] Salt amongst the ancients was the emblem of friendship and fidelity , and therefore was used in all their sacrifices and covenants . Bruce mentions a kind of salt so hard , that it is used as money , and passes from hand to ...
Side 39
... salt ; upon this , according to the morality , or rather superstition of the country , where the people considered salt as a symbol and pledge of hospitality , he was so touched that he left all his booty , retiring without taking away ...
... salt ; upon this , according to the morality , or rather superstition of the country , where the people considered salt as a symbol and pledge of hospitality , he was so touched that he left all his booty , retiring without taking away ...
Side 51
... salt , and burning . ] The effect of salt , where it abounds , on vegetation , is described by burning . Thus Volney , speaking of the borders of the Asphaltic Lake , or Dead Sea , says , " the true cause of the absence of vegetables ...
... salt , and burning . ] The effect of salt , where it abounds , on vegetation , is described by burning . Thus Volney , speaking of the borders of the Asphaltic Lake , or Dead Sea , says , " the true cause of the absence of vegetables ...
Side 52
... salt , in token of perpetual desolation . Judges , ix . 45. And thus in aftertimes , ( An . 1162. ) the city of Milan was burnt , razed , sown with salt , and ploughed by the exasperated emperor Frederick Barbarossa . Complete Syst ...
... salt , in token of perpetual desolation . Judges , ix . 45. And thus in aftertimes , ( An . 1162. ) the city of Milan was burnt , razed , sown with salt , and ploughed by the exasperated emperor Frederick Barbarossa . Complete Syst ...
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Side 310 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Side 311 - And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: and if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Side 348 - And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid ; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Side 314 - And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Side 141 - In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened. And the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low...
Side 307 - And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Side 222 - This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it ; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
Side 161 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.
Side 79 - So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
Side 394 - And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.