Bible Myths, and Their Parallels in Other Religions: Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with Those of Heathen Nations of Antiquity, Considering Also Their Origin and Meaning |
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... Tree and Serpent Worship , or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India , by James Fergusson . London ; 1868 . .Myths and Myth - Makers ; Old Tales and Superstitions In- terpreted by Comparative Mythology , by John Fiske , M. A. , LL ...
... Tree and Serpent Worship , or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India , by James Fergusson . London ; 1868 . .Myths and Myth - Makers ; Old Tales and Superstitions In- terpreted by Comparative Mythology , by John Fiske , M. A. , LL ...
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... trees , & c . , which completed the third day's work . The next things God created were the " Sun , " 1 The idea that the sun , moon and stars were set in the firmament was entertained by most nations of antiquity , but , as strange as ...
... trees , & c . , which completed the third day's work . The next things God created were the " Sun , " 1 The idea that the sun , moon and stars were set in the firmament was entertained by most nations of antiquity , but , as strange as ...
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... tree that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; the Tree of Life , ' also in the midst of the garden , and the Tree of 1 Origen , a Christian Father who flourished about A. D. 230 , says : " What man of sense will agree with ...
... tree that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; the Tree of Life , ' also in the midst of the garden , and the Tree of 1 Origen , a Christian Father who flourished about A. D. 230 , says : " What man of sense will agree with ...
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... Tree of Life , " and the " Tree of Knowledge , " he said unto the man : ་ ་ " Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat , but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou shalt not eat of it , for in the day that thou ...
... Tree of Life , " and the " Tree of Knowledge , " he said unto the man : ་ ་ " Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat , but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou shalt not eat of it , for in the day that thou ...
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... tree which he had commanded him not to eat , whereupon Adam said : " The woman whom thou gavest to be with me , she gave me of the tree and I did eat . ” When the " Lord God " spoke to the woman concerning her transgression , she blamed ...
... tree which he had commanded him not to eat , whereupon Adam said : " The woman whom thou gavest to be with me , she gave me of the tree and I did eat . ” When the " Lord God " spoke to the woman concerning her transgression , she blamed ...
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