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. Collected from the Most Celebrated Travellers, and the Most Eminent Critics, Volumen1C. Whittingham and sold by Williams and Smith, 1807 |
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... feet . ” . No. 68. - xxi . 19. Gate . ] The gates of cities , in these days , and for many ages after , were the places of judicature and common resort . Here the governors and elders of the city went to hear complaints , admi- nister ...
... feet . ” . No. 68. - xxi . 19. Gate . ] The gates of cities , in these days , and for many ages after , were the places of judicature and common resort . Here the governors and elders of the city went to hear complaints , admi- nister ...
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... feet and its head , and they draw it in this manner out of the skin , without opening its belly . They after- wards sew up the places where the legs were cut off , and the tail , and when it is filled , they tie it about the neck ...
... feet and its head , and they draw it in this manner out of the skin , without opening its belly . They after- wards sew up the places where the legs were cut off , and the tail , and when it is filled , they tie it about the neck ...
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... feet long , and at the bigger end six inches in circumference . They were armed at the lesser end with a sharp prickle for driving the oxen , and at the other end with a small spade , or paddle of iron , strong and massy , for cleansing ...
... feet long , and at the bigger end six inches in circumference . They were armed at the lesser end with a sharp prickle for driving the oxen , and at the other end with a small spade , or paddle of iron , strong and massy , for cleansing ...
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... 1765 , the vintage ( near Smyrna ) was now be gun , the juice ( of the grapes ) was expressed for wine ; a man , with his feet and legs bare , was treading the fruit in 1 a kind of cistern , with a hole or vent JUDGES . 61.
... 1765 , the vintage ( near Smyrna ) was now be gun , the juice ( of the grapes ) was expressed for wine ; a man , with his feet and legs bare , was treading the fruit in 1 a kind of cistern , with a hole or vent JUDGES . 61.
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... feet from the iron stakes placed in the way by the enemy , to gall and wound their opponents . They were a part of ancient military harness , and the artifices made use of by con- tending parties rendered the precaution important . No ...
... feet from the iron stakes placed in the way by the enemy , to gall and wound their opponents . They were a part of ancient military harness , and the artifices made use of by con- tending parties rendered the precaution important . No ...
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Página 66 - And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
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Página 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.
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