The Patriarchal Age: Or, The History and Religion of Mankind, from the Creation to the Death of Isaac: Deduced from the Writngs of Moses, and Other Inspired Authors ... |
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... believe , that in about three hundred years a single family of eight persons could have covered those immense tracts of country with a population extending from India and Assyria to Ethiopia , Egypt , and Greece ? that nations should be ...
... believe , that in about three hundred years a single family of eight persons could have covered those immense tracts of country with a population extending from India and Assyria to Ethiopia , Egypt , and Greece ? that nations should be ...
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... believe that a certain district is inundated , and that the waters are piled up for this purpose . It will not be attempted to show that there is any district of sufficient compass to be the theatre of this great event , which could be ...
... believe that a certain district is inundated , and that the waters are piled up for this purpose . It will not be attempted to show that there is any district of sufficient compass to be the theatre of this great event , which could be ...
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... believe that on this occasion Abraham defeated Nimrod him- self . We are , however , inclined to think that the subject is so enveloped in difficulty , as not to admit of explicit and satisfac- tory solution . We might , perhaps , have ...
... believe that on this occasion Abraham defeated Nimrod him- self . We are , however , inclined to think that the subject is so enveloped in difficulty , as not to admit of explicit and satisfac- tory solution . We might , perhaps , have ...
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Abraham Adam afterward ancient animal antediluvian antiquity appears Armenia Arphaxad Asshur Assyria Babylon Berosus blessed Book of Job Cain Cainan called Chaldean character Christ Christian chronology circumstances creation Cronus Deity deluge descendants divine doctrine early earth Egypt Egyptian eminent Enoch evidence exhibit existence fact faith father flood Greek heathen heaven Hebrew Holy Scripture human hundred idolatry important inquiry Japheth Jehovah Jewish Jews Joktan Josephus king knowledge Lamech language learned lived Lord Manetho mankind Mosaic Moses Nahor narrative nations nature Nimrod Noah numbers observed opinion origin passage patriarch period Persia Persians postdiluvian preserved primitive racter reason records refer regarded reign religion religious remarkable rendered respecting revelation sacred sacrifice says Septuagint serpent Serug shalt Shem Shinar sons supposed temple Terah thee thou tion traditions translation truth unto Verse whole words worship writing