Oriental illustrations of the sacred Scriptures, collected from the customs, manners [&c.] of the Hindoos1844 |
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... tree in the garden thou mayest freely eat . - Verse 16 . The margin reads , " eating thou shalt eat ; " and this is truly Oriental . Does a man who is under the care of a phy- sician , feel doubtful whether or not he ought to eat some ...
... tree in the garden thou mayest freely eat . - Verse 16 . The margin reads , " eating thou shalt eat ; " and this is truly Oriental . Does a man who is under the care of a phy- sician , feel doubtful whether or not he ought to eat some ...
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... tree called kat - paga- veerutcham , which sprang from the amutham , " ambrosia , " which was churned by the gods . Those in the heavenly world , by eating of its fruit , have immortality , and whatsoever they desire . They knew that ...
... tree called kat - paga- veerutcham , which sprang from the amutham , " ambrosia , " which was churned by the gods . Those in the heavenly world , by eating of its fruit , have immortality , and whatsoever they desire . They knew that ...
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... tree . " CHAP . VII . The windows of heaven were opened . - Verse 11 . The margin has , " The flood - gates of heaven were opened . " In the East , when the rain falls in torrents , the people say , " The heavens are broken . " CHAP ...
... tree . " CHAP . VII . The windows of heaven were opened . - Verse 11 . The margin has , " The flood - gates of heaven were opened . " In the East , when the rain falls in torrents , the people say , " The heavens are broken . " CHAP ...
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... tree , or the aal or arasu , or panne or palāsu . The fire being kindled in the centre of the room , the young couple sit on stools ; but when the Brahmin begins to repeat the incantations , they arise , and the bridegroom puts the ...
... tree , or the aal or arasu , or panne or palāsu . The fire being kindled in the centre of the room , the young couple sit on stools ; but when the Brahmin begins to repeat the incantations , they arise , and the bridegroom puts the ...
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... trees be covered with fruit , your wells and tanks be full of water , and your cows give rivers of milk ! " " Ah ! Tamban , we have met on the first day of the new year . In the next ten moons , may your wife have twins ! " " May you ...
... trees be covered with fruit , your wells and tanks be full of water , and your cows give rivers of milk ! " " Ah ! Tamban , we have met on the first day of the new year . In the next ten moons , may your wife have twins ! " " May you ...
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Popular passages
Page 539 - And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Page 397 - Let their table become a snare before them : and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Page 23 - And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Page 134 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord ; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold : only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
Page 352 - As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Page 288 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house : and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
Page 369 - In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats ; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Page 140 - And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Page 333 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 388 - 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.