Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land, Band 1H. Colburn, 1838 - 780 Seiten |
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... took through the bazars were like a visit to another world , familiar to the imagination , but passing strange when first realised by the eyes ; portly duennas , veiled from head to foot , waddling along , followed by their slaves ...
... took through the bazars were like a visit to another world , familiar to the imagination , but passing strange when first realised by the eyes ; portly duennas , veiled from head to foot , waddling along , followed by their slaves ...
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... took us to Cephrenes ' Pyramid - Belzoni's , as the Arabs call it with far more justice . The pas- sage of entrance descends very rapidly ; en- tering backwards , it is difficult to keep one's footing except by pressing one's back ...
... took us to Cephrenes ' Pyramid - Belzoni's , as the Arabs call it with far more justice . The pas- sage of entrance descends very rapidly ; en- tering backwards , it is difficult to keep one's footing except by pressing one's back ...
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... took away his sense , so that he fell prostrate upon his face , and ceased not till he died . He made the treasurer of the coloured pyramid a statue of stone , sitting ; he which looked towards it , was drawn by the statue till he stuck ...
... took away his sense , so that he fell prostrate upon his face , and ceased not till he died . He made the treasurer of the coloured pyramid a statue of stone , sitting ; he which looked towards it , was drawn by the statue till he stuck ...
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... the Euphrates in Abraham's day ; their punishment , probably as being earlier depraved , took place between his time and that of Moses ; the Anakim , who dwelt at Hebron in the hill - country of Judah , the THE PYRAMIDS . 101.
... the Euphrates in Abraham's day ; their punishment , probably as being earlier depraved , took place between his time and that of Moses ; the Anakim , who dwelt at Hebron in the hill - country of Judah , the THE PYRAMIDS . 101.
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... took us to the town and burial - place of Osiris , where the spouse of Isis was adored in his holiest character , and where Rameses the se- cond , the Grecian Sesostris , built himself a palace , which it was our chief object to visit ...
... took us to the town and burial - place of Osiris , where the spouse of Isis was adored in his holiest character , and where Rameses the se- cond , the Grecian Sesostris , built himself a palace , which it was our chief object to visit ...
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Seite 83 - In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, " Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Seite 391 - And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Seite 166 - So I went in and saw ; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.
Seite 326 - His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
Seite 170 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners ? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
Seite 355 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Seite 348 - Ye Ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon?
Seite 170 - All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit ; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : the seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.
Seite 327 - Was the Lord displeased against the rivers ? was thine anger against the rivers ? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation ? Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.
Seite 108 - As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead...