The Doctrine of the Deluge: Vindicating the Scriptural Account from the Doubts which Have Recently Been Cast Upon it by Geological Speculations, Volume 1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838 - Bible |
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Page 22
... observes several instances , where alterations of African names have been introduced by mistakes in MSS . from the resemblance of the Arabic letters to one another : Tegherry for Taghazza , Mala for Sala , Nekda for Tagada . - Caillée's ...
... observes several instances , where alterations of African names have been introduced by mistakes in MSS . from the resemblance of the Arabic letters to one another : Tegherry for Taghazza , Mala for Sala , Nekda for Tagada . - Caillée's ...
Page 35
... observes , that the natives of Hayti had dances , which they performed to the chant of certain ballads , handed down from generation to generation ; in which were rehearsed the deeds of their ancestors ; some were of a sacred character ...
... observes , that the natives of Hayti had dances , which they performed to the chant of certain ballads , handed down from generation to generation ; in which were rehearsed the deeds of their ancestors ; some were of a sacred character ...
Page 38
... observes , that the Parian Chronicle , in the Arundel marbles , is not to be depended on as history before the Trojan war ; it contradicts itself in making Cecrops the first king come from Egypt , where agriculture was certainly ...
... observes , that the Parian Chronicle , in the Arundel marbles , is not to be depended on as history before the Trojan war ; it contradicts itself in making Cecrops the first king come from Egypt , where agriculture was certainly ...
Page 43
... observes , that these Persians , when they conquered Egypt , were naturally enemies to the ruling caste of priests " , the observation indeed is true , but in quite another sense than that which he intended . The antipathy to which he ...
... observes , that these Persians , when they conquered Egypt , were naturally enemies to the ruling caste of priests " , the observation indeed is true , but in quite another sense than that which he intended . The antipathy to which he ...
Page 60
... observes that the Flamen Dialis was not allowed to touch or even to name beans , because they were supposed to belong to the dead , and were used in sacrifices to the dead , and letters of woe were discernible in their flower . 4 One of ...
... observes that the Flamen Dialis was not allowed to touch or even to name beans , because they were supposed to belong to the dead , and were used in sacrifices to the dead , and letters of woe were discernible in their flower . 4 One of ...
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Ammon ancient antiquity Apollodorus Arabic Ararat Arkite Ayeen Akbery Baris Bochart Budha bull called Celtic Celts Chaldee Champollion character constellation crescent Cronus dæmon deity deluge derived Deucalion diluvian divine Doorga dragon earth Egypt Egyptian emblem etymology fable father fire flood gods Grecian Greeks head Hebrew hence Hercules hieroglyphic hill Hindoos Hist honour horns Horus Ibid idol idolatry Indian Irish Isis island Jupiter king lake language meaning Menu Mizraim moon Moor's Hindu Pantheon Mount mountain mysteries mythology Neptune Nile Noah observes ocean Ogyges origin Orion Osiris Ovid Patriarch Pausanias Pelasgi Pelasgian Persian Phut Pleiades Plutarch preserved priests religion remarkable Remphan represented rites river rock sacred Sanscrit Saturn says serpent ship signifies Siva sometimes stars stone Strabo superstition supposed temple Thebes Thoth tradition Typhon Vallancey word worship zodiac δὲ καὶ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῦ τῶν