The People of PersiaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 192 pàgines |
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Pàgina 7
... inhabitants , has been transmitted to modern times by the ancient classical histo- rians , and by some of the sacred writers . We are thus enabled to perceive that the modern Persians retain the characteristics of their ancestors , to ...
... inhabitants , has been transmitted to modern times by the ancient classical histo- rians , and by some of the sacred writers . We are thus enabled to perceive that the modern Persians retain the characteristics of their ancestors , to ...
Pàgina 10
... inhabitants of at least the western provinces , one of which took from them the name of Elymais . Irane is the term applied by the present inhabitants to their country ; and Iranee , or Iranloo , ( as the appellation takes the Persian ...
... inhabitants of at least the western provinces , one of which took from them the name of Elymais . Irane is the term applied by the present inhabitants to their country ; and Iranee , or Iranloo , ( as the appellation takes the Persian ...
Pàgina 15
John Kitto. ficance with respect to the standing or the prudence of the inhabitants ; the high , large gate is a token of wealth , which provokes the envy of equals , who will not be slow to find accusations ; or excites the cupidity of ...
John Kitto. ficance with respect to the standing or the prudence of the inhabitants ; the high , large gate is a token of wealth , which provokes the envy of equals , who will not be slow to find accusations ; or excites the cupidity of ...
Pàgina 25
... inhabitants of the houses during the cool of the evening . The people sleep on them during the heat of summer , on account of the cool air and the freedom from vermin . The excessive dryness of the atmo- sphere prevents any danger from ...
... inhabitants of the houses during the cool of the evening . The people sleep on them during the heat of summer , on account of the cool air and the freedom from vermin . The excessive dryness of the atmo- sphere prevents any danger from ...
Pàgina 59
... inhabitant of the place is willing to lay down his life , shed his blood , or spend his money in his service ; and this mode of address , which in fact has no more real meaning than " your obedient humble servant " at the end of a ...
... inhabitant of the place is willing to lay down his life , shed his blood , or spend his money in his service ; and this mode of address , which in fact has no more real meaning than " your obedient humble servant " at the end of a ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
Abraham Abubekr Amer ancient appear Arabian Arabic Armenians Baghdad believe British and Foreign caliph caliphat called carpets Caspian Sea chief Christ Christian claims courts death declare descendants dish Divine doctrine dove's dung earth Euphrates European faith favour give gospel habit hand Harro Hassan honour Hossein houses imaum inhabitants Isfahan Islam Jews Justin Perkins Kerbelah Koran Kufah learned Lord Martyn matter Mecca medan Meerza ment Meshid missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mollah Moses Moslem Moslem doctors mosques Nadir Shah nations observed occasion Omar peculiar Persian language Persians person pilgrimage plastered prayers present priest prince principles prophet racter Ramazan received regard religion religious respect Romanist roof sacred says scarcely Scott Waring Scripture sect servant Shah Sheahs sheikh-ul-islam Shiraz Sooffeeism Sooffees successor Sunnees supposed thee tion translation truth Turkey Turks unclean unto usually walls whole words worship Yezid
Passatges populars
Pàgina 58 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Pàgina 179 - And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Pàgina 178 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Pàgina 57 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Pàgina 179 - I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth. and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Pàgina 42 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Pàgina 58 - Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Pàgina 155 - Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Pàgina 130 - Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst 1 leave it, and come down to you?
Pàgina 58 - My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.