Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Volym 3

J. Johnson, 1808

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CHAP	1

Funeral Rites of the Jews in Barbary	8

Page	13

The Head sometimes shaved in Mourning for	14

Frequent Visits paid to the Graves of departed	20

Mourners at Funerals	32

An Account of the Irish Caoinan or Ancient	40

Some farther Particulars relative to the Lamen	48

Some curious Remarks on the Euphrates	387

Of the Woods and Thickets in Judea	390

Of the wild Beasts in the Holy Land	394

Hurtful Animals common in the Holy Land	395

Method of charming noxious Animals	397

Hollow Rocks and Caves Places of Defence	399

Tents usually pitched near Fountains	401

The great necessity of Fountains and Reservoirs of Water in the East	403

Warriors often buried with their Armour on	55

Dead	58

Coffins anciently used for Persons of Distinction	69

Burning Perfumes at the Graves of the Dead	81

A very curious Method of honouring deceased	89

Songs and Music used daily at Graves in Com	101

Boughs Flowers 8c used in ornamenting	108

Provisions placed near to or on the Graves	115

CHAP VIII	127

Method of Preserving their Writings	135

Of Inscriptions Seals 8c of Letters	141

The same Subject continued	150

The same Subject continued	157

Solomons Portrait of Old Age	164

Further Remarks on Solomons Portrait of	201

XY Of their Discourses Tales c in their Public	215

CHAP IX	222

Of Hedges in the East	229

A Proof that by Horn of the Son of Oil used	241

Of the Fish found in the Mediterranean the	251

Of the Dryness of the Ground previous to the	259

Curious Account of certain Kinds of Seeds	260

Eastern Gardens not remarkably well stored	269

Of the Time when the Vine and Olive blossom	275

Wine Presses sometimes in the Vineyards	282

Curious Explanation of Gen xlix 22 23	290

Different kinds of Wines in the Holy Land	296

Curious Exposition of Hosea xiv 57	304

Different kinds of destructive Insects in Judea	316

Different kinds of Goats in Judea	326

Great Usefulness of Storks in the Holy Land	338

Of the vast Numbers of tame Turtle doves	351

The Mediterranean well stored with Fish of different kinds	356

XXXVII The Luxury of the Harams very oppres sive to the People of the East	360

Public Justice badly administered in the East	366

Peasants in Persia permitted to approach the Throne with Complaints of Oppression against their Rulers	367

Of the Bastinado in the East	370

Prompt and arbitrary Executions frequent in the East	372

Of the Extermination of ancient royal Families in the East	376

Of the Power and Influence of ancient Palmy ra and Balbec	383

Certain Particulars relative to Palmyra	385

Fountains the lurking Places of Robbers and Assassins	409

Of the Water Engines wrought by the Feet	410

Cutting down valuable Plantations one of the Me thods used to distress an Enemy 483	413

Strong Watch Towers built in the Vicinity of Cities to keep their Inhabitants in check	414

Curious Particulars relative to Askelon	417

Of the Importance of Settlements near the Red Sea	419

Towers used for People to fly to in Times of In surrection or Danger	425

Farther Information concerning the Use of these Towers	428

Mountains also resorted to as Places of Refuge	429

Nature of the Encampments used in the East	430

Curious Remarks on Habbak kuk i 8	431

Men each	435

A remarkable Illustration of Gideons Defeat of the Midianites	438

Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii 12	443

Curious Nlustration of Joel iii 3	446

Stopping up the Wells an Act of Hostility in the East	447

Curious Illustration of 1 Sam v l10	450

Manner of introducing a Captive Prince into the Towns of a victorious Kingdom	453

Dust very injurious in the East Of the bitter Waters c	467

Of the Time of the Year in which they usually began their Campaigns in the East	476

LXXIII Farther Particulars on the same Subject	482

Hail and Ruin dreadful in the East	484

Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii 15	485

A Sword hanging at the Neck a Token of Humiliation and Subjection	487

Curious Illustration of i Kings xx 34	489

Barbarous Customs used by Victors in refe rence to the dead Bodies of their Enemies	492

Particular Places used for Prayer previous to Battle	493

People in the East often carry their whole Fa milies with them when they go to War	495

The granting of a Banner a sign of Protec tion	496

The Heads of Enemies cut off to serve	498

Of their Writings relative to the Convey	506

Taxes paid in Kind i e by a Part	513

Mode of Drawing up Decrees in the East	519

CHAP X	525

Method of catching the Crocodile in Egypt	536

Cause of the Pestilence in Egypt	543

Explanation of the third Plague of Egypt	549

Of the Illuminations made on the Nile	557

Of the Excellence of the Waters of the Nile	564

Farther Illustration of Exod vii 19	571

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OBSERVATIONS ON VARIOUS PASSAG, Volym 3
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Titel	Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Volym 3 Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Thomas Harmer
Sammanställd av	Thomas Harmer
Utgåva	4
Utgivare	J. Johnson, 1808
Original från	Harvard University
Digitaliserad	31 jan 2008

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