| Saʿdī, Edward Backhouse Eastwick - Chromolithography - 1852 - 356 pages
...the original, ' each father of a family.' i07 A grain of rice. i08 Karun is said by Oriental writers to have been the first cousin and brother-in-law of Moses, whose sister he is said to have married. Moses taught him alehemy, by which he acquired vast riches ; hut, being They... | |
| Saʻdī - 1880 - 280 pages
...wicked tyrant live ; The curse upon him will for aye survive. 106 Karun is said by Oriental writers to have been the first cousin and brother-in-law of Moses, whose sister he is said to have married. Moses taught him alchemy, by which he acquired vast riches; but, being called... | |
| Saʻdī, Edward Backhouse Eastwick - English literature - 1880 - 280 pages
...wicked tyrant live ; The curse upon him will for aye survive. 108 Karun is said by Oriental writers to have been the first cousin and brother-in-law of Moses, whose sister lie is said to have married. Moses taught him alchemy, by which he acquired vast riches ; but, being... | |
| Archaeological Survey of India - India - 1885 - 238 pages
...sculptures are as follows : — i. A colossal group, 13 feet i inch high, representing Siva and Parvati ; 1 Karun, or Qarun (the Korah of the Bible), is reputed...evidence against Moses, who therefore caused him to be swallowed up bv the earth. 2. A colossal four-armed figure, 9 feet 5 inches high, by 4 feet 10 inches... | |
| Quatrains, Persian - 2000 - 276 pages
...wicked tyrant live ; The curse upon him will for aye survive. 10t Karun is said by Oriental writers to have been the first cousin and brother-in-law of Moses, whose sister he is said to have married. Moses taught him alchemy, by which he acquired vast riches; but, being called... | |
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