Sketches of Hebrew and Egyptian antiquity, intended as an introduction to the Pentateuch |
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... Heaven , the bread of life . Mofes brought his family down to Egypt , fitting on an ass ; Chrift came into Jerufalem in the fame manner . Mofes caused water to fpring from a rock ; Chrift was fpiritually that rock , he gives the water ...
... Heaven , the bread of life . Mofes brought his family down to Egypt , fitting on an ass ; Chrift came into Jerufalem in the fame manner . Mofes caused water to fpring from a rock ; Chrift was fpiritually that rock , he gives the water ...
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... Heaven ; thus alfo of the latter in the 72d pfalm . Of the firft it is recorded , that he com- panded the waters to accompany his people in the defert ; ot the latter , Joel . 3. A fountain fhall proceed from the house of God , and ...
... Heaven ; thus alfo of the latter in the 72d pfalm . Of the firft it is recorded , that he com- panded the waters to accompany his people in the defert ; ot the latter , Joel . 3. A fountain fhall proceed from the house of God , and ...
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... heaven and the fea , the first generation of the world , & c . " Thus it is evident , that the argument urged against the teftimony of Califthenes is false , being a mifreprefentation of Berofus ; and that Pliny by doing fo , has ...
... heaven and the fea , the first generation of the world , & c . " Thus it is evident , that the argument urged against the teftimony of Califthenes is false , being a mifreprefentation of Berofus ; and that Pliny by doing fo , has ...
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... Heaven , which is faid to have been pre- dicted by Seth , they would not have at- tempted to afcend towards Heaven , to meet the lightning flashing from the clouds , but would much rather have fought the hollow rocks , and the caves of ...
... Heaven , which is faid to have been pre- dicted by Seth , they would not have at- tempted to afcend towards Heaven , to meet the lightning flashing from the clouds , but would much rather have fought the hollow rocks , and the caves of ...
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... heaven , and do thou according to all that the ftranger calleth to thee for , that all the peo- ple of the earth may know thy nâme to fear thee , as thy people Ifrael . " This very paffage is fully fufficient to shew that philofophers ...
... heaven , and do thou according to all that the ftranger calleth to thee for , that all the peo- ple of the earth may know thy nâme to fear thee , as thy people Ifrael . " This very paffage is fully fufficient to shew that philofophers ...
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abfurd Ægypto affertion alfo alſo altho ancient anſwer antiquity autem becauſe Book of Enoch Buxtorf called cauſe Chimæra Chrift chriftians confequence darkneſs derived divine earth effe Egypt Egyptians Elohim eſpecially eſtabliſh Eufebius exift exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame fays fcience feems fenfe fhall fhew fhould fignifies fimilar firft firſt fituation folar fome fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuiffe fuit funt fuperior fuppofe Greek hæc heaven Hebrew hiftory himſelf Horapollo idolatry Ifrael Ifraelites infcription inftance inftruction invention Jews Jofephus knowledge language laws learned letters Lycurgus Manethos Mofes moft moſt muft muſt nature obfervations Ofiris opinion original paffage perfon philofophers Phoenician Plato prefent preferved prieſt primæval prove purpoſe quæ quod racters reafon refpect religious repreſented revelation Sabeans ſay Septuagint ſtate Strabo ſuch teftimony thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe Thoth tion underſtanding uſe vaft vero whofe whoſe wiſdom words worſhip writings δε και μεν
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Page 177 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 119 - God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things...
Page 173 - ... 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth. 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Page 40 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, "Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 167 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 15 - And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Page 171 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Page 172 - God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and for years : and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so.
Page 61 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Page 119 - ... he giveth to all life and breath and all things ; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth...