Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 עמודים |
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עמוד v
... amongst the people , and who had not a tolerable knowledge of their language and various usages , could have written this book ; and therefore I hope my readers will give me that degree of confidence which is necessary for the full ...
... amongst the people , and who had not a tolerable knowledge of their language and various usages , could have written this book ; and therefore I hope my readers will give me that degree of confidence which is necessary for the full ...
עמוד vii
... amongst the heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have been born in Babylon . Esther was the queen of the heathen Ahasuerus of Persia . Job lived amongst the heathen , and the Psalms have many allusions to that system . Isaiah was most ...
... amongst the heathen . Nehemiah is believed to have been born in Babylon . Esther was the queen of the heathen Ahasuerus of Persia . Job lived amongst the heathen , and the Psalms have many allusions to that system . Isaiah was most ...
עמוד ix
... Amongst the Assyrians , the daughters or women once in their lives had to make a sacrifice of virtue to that goddess , SUCCOTH - BENOTH.'§ And LEMPRIERE says of her : ' A surname of Venus , among the Assyrians , in whose temples all the ...
... Amongst the Assyrians , the daughters or women once in their lives had to make a sacrifice of virtue to that goddess , SUCCOTH - BENOTH.'§ And LEMPRIERE says of her : ' A surname of Venus , among the Assyrians , in whose temples all the ...
עמוד 5
... amongst a people possessing such ancient literature , of such curious and romantic habits , some references to that great event would be preserved ? Accordingly , we find in their books , superstitions , and sayings , strong allusions ...
... amongst a people possessing such ancient literature , of such curious and romantic habits , some references to that great event would be preserved ? Accordingly , we find in their books , superstitions , and sayings , strong allusions ...
עמוד 6
... Amongst the gods there were two giants in disguise , who also began to eat the ambrosia : but the sun and moon , seeing them , gave the signal to the gods ; and Vishnoo struck off their heads : but the ambrosia having gone down as far ...
... Amongst the gods there were two giants in disguise , who also began to eat the ambrosia : but the sun and moon , seeing them , gave the signal to the gods ; and Vishnoo struck off their heads : but the ambrosia having gone down as far ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama