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" Mecca ;• but generally in divination they made use of three only, on one of which was written, My Lord hath commanded me ; on another, My Lord hath forbidden me ; and the third was blank. "
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time - Page 376
1747
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Oriental Customs: Or, an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - Bible - 1804 - 444 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca : but generally in divination they make use of three only, on one of which was written, my Lord...hath forbidden me ; and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation of the enterprize in question : if the second,...
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Oriental Customs: Or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca : but generally in divination they make use of three only, on one of which was written, my Lord hath commanded me ; on another, my LordTiath forbidden me ; and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation...
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Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - Bible - 1812 - 442 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca : but generally in divination they make use of three only, on one of which was written, my Lord...hath forbidden me; and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation of the enterprise in question : if the second,...
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The Koran; commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed: tr. with notes ..., Volume 1

1825 - 538 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca h; but generally in divination they made use of three only, on one of which was written, My LORD...hath forbidden me ; and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation of the enterprise in question ; if the second,...
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An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy ..., Volume 3

Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1825 - 630 pages
...but generally in divination they made use of three only, on one of which was written My LORD /milt commanded me, — on another, My LORD hath forbidden me, — and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they regarded it as an approbation of the enterprise in question ; if the second,...
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The Old Testament: Arranged in Historical & Chronological Order, (on the ...

George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 pages
...idolatrous Arabs made use of three arrows only, on one was written, ' My Lord hath commanded me ;' and another ' My Lord hath forbidden me ;' and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked upon it as an approbation of the enterprise in question ; if the second,...
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An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy ..., Volume 2

Thomas Hartwell Horne - Bible - 1836 - 696 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept in the temple of Mecca, but generally in divination they made ns« of three only, on one of which was written, My LORD...forbidden me, — and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they regarded it as an approbation of Ine enterprise in question ; if the second,...
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A Literal Translation of the Prophets, from Isaiah to Malachi ..., Volume 3

1836 - 364 pages
...arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca ; but generally in divination the idolatrous Arabs made use of three only ; on one of which was written, My Lord...hath forbidden me, and the third was blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation of the enterprise in question; if the second,...
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Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by an ...

Samuel Burder - 1839 - 516 pages
...consulted. Seven such arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca : but generally in divination they make use of three only, on one of which was written, my Lord...another, my Lord hath forbidden me ; and the third waa blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an -approbation of the enterprise in question;...
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A Key to the Symbolical Language of Scripture: By which Numerous Passages ...

Thomas Wemyss - Bible - 1840 - 536 pages
...arrows were kept at the temple of Mecca; but generally in divination, the idolatrous Arabs made use of three only, on one of which was written, " My Lord...another, " My Lord hath forbidden me," and the third was left blank. If the first was drawn, they looked on it as an approbation of the enterprise in question;...
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