Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, derived principally from the manners, customs, rites, traditions, forms of speech, antiquities, climate, and works of art and literature of the Eastern nations; embodying all that is valuable in the works of Harmer, Burder, Paxton, and Roberts, and the most celebrated oriental travellers; embracing also the subject of the fulfilment of prophecy, as exhibited by Keith and others ... Edited by Rev. G. Bush. [With plates.]Brattleboro' Typographic Company, 1839 - 656 pages |
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Page 12
... murdered a child , would be accosted in the follow- ing language : - " If you have done this , think not to es- cape ; no ! for sin will ever lie at your door : it will descend from generation to generation . " To a man accused of ...
... murdered a child , would be accosted in the follow- ing language : - " If you have done this , think not to es- cape ; no ! for sin will ever lie at your door : it will descend from generation to generation . " To a man accused of ...
Page 13
... murder ; " Ah ! all men will kill that murderer . " This means , the feeling will be univer- sal ; all will desire to have that individual punished.- ROBERTS . CHAP . 7. ver . 11. The same day were all the fountains of the great deep ...
... murder ; " Ah ! all men will kill that murderer . " This means , the feeling will be univer- sal ; all will desire to have that individual punished.- ROBERTS . CHAP . 7. ver . 11. The same day were all the fountains of the great deep ...
Page 83
... murder , as they still are among the Orientals , and that in this case alone did Moses find it necessary to prohibit the acceptance of any such compensation ; Numb . xxxv . 31. If it was cus- tomary in cases of deliberate murder , we ...
... murder , as they still are among the Orientals , and that in this case alone did Moses find it necessary to prohibit the acceptance of any such compensation ; Numb . xxxv . 31. If it was cus- tomary in cases of deliberate murder , we ...
Page 85
... murder , would on this principle be mere trifies , and by no means worthy of being punished with death . The assassin might say , " The person , whom I murdered , did not know what befell him . He was no sooner stabbed than he fell ...
... murder , would on this principle be mere trifies , and by no means worthy of being punished with death . The assassin might say , " The person , whom I murdered , did not know what befell him . He was no sooner stabbed than he fell ...
Page 99
... murdered generally reserve to them- selves the right to declare war , as it were , against the murderer and his relations . But an honourable Arab must observe some equality of strength ; it would be con- sidered disgraceful if a strong ...
... murdered generally reserve to them- selves the right to declare war , as it were , against the murderer and his relations . But an honourable Arab must observe some equality of strength ; it would be con- sidered disgraceful if a strong ...
Common terms and phrases
Abner Absalom according Achish Aleppo Ammonites ancient animal appears Arabs army beard beasts blood bread called camels Canaan CHAP CHAPTER children of Israel circumstances command corn crime custom David death desert earth East eastern Egypt enemies ephod eyes father favour feet give ground hand hath head heaven Hebrew holy honour horses inhabitants Ishbosheth Israel Israelites Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Joab Josephus journey Judah kind king land Lord manner means mentioned Mephibosheth Moses mountains murder nations nature never observed occasion passage Persia person Philistines polygamy present princes probably prophet punishment rain reason rendered sacred Samaria Saul Saul's says scripture seems sent servant Shimei signifies Solomon stones suppose Syria temple thee thing thou shalt throne tion translation traveller tree tribe of Judah tribes unto Uzzah whole wife word writers