The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... according to the Chaldee para- phrase of Pseudo - Jonathan , the man who showed the way to Joseph ( Gen. xxxvii . 15 ) was no other than Gabriel in human form ; and in Deut . xxxiv . 6 it is affirmed that he , along with Michael , Uriel ...
... according to the Chaldee para- phrase of Pseudo - Jonathan , the man who showed the way to Joseph ( Gen. xxxvii . 15 ) was no other than Gabriel in human form ; and in Deut . xxxiv . 6 it is affirmed that he , along with Michael , Uriel ...
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... According to Josephus , Gadara was a Greek city , and it appears at least not improbable that it was a foreign settlement . The name does not occur in the Scriptures ; but in the New Testament , the phrase " the country of the Gadarenes ...
... According to Josephus , Gadara was a Greek city , and it appears at least not improbable that it was a foreign settlement . The name does not occur in the Scriptures ; but in the New Testament , the phrase " the country of the Gadarenes ...
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... according to Strabo , had 100,000 foals in the course of a year . They were clad in skins , lived on flesh and the milk of their cows , mares , and camels , and took almost no advantage of the valuable productions of their country . It ...
... according to Strabo , had 100,000 foals in the course of a year . They were clad in skins , lived on flesh and the milk of their cows , mares , and camels , and took almost no advantage of the valuable productions of their country . It ...
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... According to the returns of 1871 , the total population of the munici- pality was 47,059 , distributed in 8979 families , occupying 7496 houses , and consisting of 24,294 males and 22,765 females . Galle , according to Sir J. E. Tennent ...
... According to the returns of 1871 , the total population of the munici- pality was 47,059 , distributed in 8979 families , occupying 7496 houses , and consisting of 24,294 males and 22,765 females . Galle , according to Sir J. E. Tennent ...
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... according to Dionysius , by a Spartan named Edinburgh . In the following year he was appointed Leucippus and a number of the citizens of Tarentum . actuary to the Amicable Life Assurance Office , the oldest GALLIUM , so called in honour ...
... according to Dionysius , by a Spartan named Edinburgh . In the following year he was appointed Leucippus and a number of the citizens of Tarentum . actuary to the Amicable Life Assurance Office , the oldest GALLIUM , so called in honour ...
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