The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians [&c.]. Transl, Volum 61821 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina xii - explains to his prophet what he had seen .• The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia, and the rough goat is the king of Grecia, and the great horn that is between bis eyes, is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four
Pàgina 450 - man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the " prudent, and the ancient. The captain of fifty, " and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and " the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator."— But
Pàgina 139 - and shall prevail. And shall also carry captives " into Egypt, their gods, with their princes, and " with their precious vessels of silver, and of gold, " and he shall continue more years than the king " of the North. So the king of the South shall " come into his kingdom (that is, the kingdom of
Pàgina 1 - another like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl, the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. Dan. vii. 6.
Pàgina 126 - shall be broken (by his death), and shall be divided " towards the four winds of heaven ; and not to his " posterity, nor according to his dominion which he " ruled : for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even " for others beside those;" namely, beside the four greater princes. We have already seen the vast empire of Alexander* parcelled out into four great kingdoms
Pàgina 126 - S" And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall " rule with great dominion, and do according to his " will." In this part of the prophecy we may easily trace Alexander the Great.
Pàgina xii - eyes, is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Pàgina 126 - by his strength through his riches he shall stir up " all against the realm of Greece." The monarch here meant was Xerxes, who invaded Greece with a very formidable army.
Pàgina xii - against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns, and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Therefore the he-goat waxed vely great, and when he was strong, the great horn was broken : and from it came up
Pàgina 126 - The king of the South shall be strong, and one " of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, " and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great " dominion. And in the end of years they shall join " themselves together; for the king's daughter of the " South shall come to the king of the North to make ." an agreement: but he shall not retain the power of