Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Volume 3

J. Johnson, 1808 - Bible

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CHAP	1

Dead Bodies ornamented in the East	3

Cutting off the Hair in Honour of the Dead	5

Funeral Rites of the Jews in Barbary	8

Going with the Head and Feet bare a Mode of honouring the Dead	10

Page	13

The Head sometimes shaved in Mourning for the Dead Page 1 3 500 8 10	14

Noise and Tumult frequent at the Death of a Person in the East	16

Of the Migration of different Kinds of Birds and the Use to be made of it in Agriculture	339

Of the vast Numbers of tame Turtledoves found in Egypt c	351

Olive Groves Places of general Resort for Birds	355

The Mediterranean well stored with Fish of different Kinds	356

The Luxury of the Harams very oppres sive to the People of the East	360

Public Justice badly administered in the East	366

Peasants in Persia permitted to approach the Throne with Complaints of Oppression against their Rulers	367

Of the Bastinado in the East	370

Funeral Feasts used in the East	19

Frequent Visits paid to the Graves of departed Relatives with an Account of various other Modes of Mourning for the Dead	20

Mourners at Funerals	32

Singing used in FuneralProcessions both by Men and Women	33

An Account of the Irish Caoinan or Ancient Fu neralCry	40

Lamentations of the Family of Houssain	43

Some farther Particulars relative to the Lamen tation for Houssain	48

Beating the Arms used in Mourning for the Dead	53

Warriors often buried with their Armour on	55

VOL III	65

Coffins anciently used for Persons of Distinction	69

32	72

Burning Perfumes at the Graves of the Dead	81

A very curious Method of honouring deceased	89

28	92

33	94

Songs and Music used daily at Graves in Com	101

Boughs Flowers c used in ornamenting	108

Provisions placed near to or on the Graves	115

40	120

CHAP VIII	127

Method of Preserving their Writings	135

Of Inscriptions Seals c of Letters	141

The same Subject continued	150

43	156

The same Subject continued	157

Solomons Portrait of Old	164

48	171

CHAP IX	222

Of Hedges in the East	229

A Proof that by Horn of the Son of Oil used	241

Of the Mulberry Trees mentioned in Scripture	253

Of the Dryness of the Ground previous to the	259

Curious Account of certain Kinds of Seeds men tioned by Isaiah chap xxviii 25 26	260

Different Kinds of Seeds eaten with their Bread	265

Eastern Gardens not remarkably well stored with Fruit Trees	269

Ancient Method of gathering the Olives	271

Oil Jars frequently buried in the Ground the better to preserve their Contents	274

Of the Time when the Vine and Olive blossom	275

Wine Presses sometimes in the Vineyards but mostly in the Towns Curious Customs of the Ancient and Modern Greeks	282

Curious Explanation of Gen xlix 22 23	290

Of the Time in which the Vineleaf falls off	294

Different Kinds of Wines in the Holy Land	296

Superior Excellence of the Wine of Lebanon	299

Curious Exposition of Hosea xiv 57	304

Fires often made in the Fields to burn up the dry Herbage previous to the autumnal Rains	309

Different Kinds of destructive Insects in Judea	316

Curious Account of Locusts	318

Small Flies very troublesome and often de structive in Judea	323

Different Kinds of Goats in Judea	326

Different Kinds of Sheep at Aleppo	329

Of some peculiar Quadrupeds mentioned in Scripture	331

Judea at present swarms with dangerous wild Beasts	336

Great Usefulness of Storks in the Holy Land	338

Prompt and arbitrary Executions frequent in the East	372

Of the Extermination of ancient royal Families in the East	376

Of the Power and Influence of ancient Palmy ra and Balbec	383

Certain Particulars relative to Palmyra	385

Some curious Remarks on the Euphrates	387

Of the Woods and Thickets in Judea	390

Of the wild Beasts in the Holy Land	394

Hurtful Animals common in the Holy Land	395

Method of charming noxious Animals	397

Hollow Rocks and Caves Places of Defence	399

Tents usually pitched near Fountains	401

The great necessity of Fountains and Reservoirs of Water in the East	403

Fountains the lurking Places of Robbers and Assassins	409

Of the Water Engines wrought by the Feet	410

Cutting down valuable Plantations one of the Me thods used to distress an Enemy 483	413

Strong WatchTowers built in the Vicinity of Cities to keep their Inhabitants in check	414

Curious Particulars relative to Askelon	417

Of the Importance of Settlements near the Red Sea	419

Towers used for People to fly to in Times of In surrection or Danger	425

Farther Information concerning the Use of these Towers	428

Mountains also resorted to as Places of Refuge	429

Nature of the Encampments used in the East	430

Curious Remarks on Habbakkuk i 8	431

Of the ancient Division of Companies into ten Men each	435

A remarkable Illustration of Gideons Defeat of the Midianites	438

Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii 12	443

Curious Illustration of Joel iii 3	446

Stopping up the Wells an Act of Hostility in the East	447

Curious Illustration of 1 Sam v 110	450

Manner of introducing a Captive Prince into the Towns of a victorious Kingdom	453

Dust very injurious in the EastOf the bitter	457

Waters c	467

Of the Time of the Year in which they usually began their Campaigns in the East	476

Farther Particulars on the same Subject	482

Hail and Rain dreadful in the East	484

Curious Illustration of 2 Kings vii 15	485

A Sword hanging at the Neck a Token of Humiliation and Subjection	487

Curious Illustration of 1 Kings xx 34	489

Barbarous Customs used by Victors in refe rence to the dead Bodies of their Enemies	492

Particular Places used for Prayer previous to Battle	493

People in the East often carry their whole Fa milies with them when they go to War	495

The granting of a Banner a sign of Protec tion	496

The Heads of Enemies cut off to serve	498

Of their Writings relative to the Convey	506

Taxes paid in Kind i e by a Part	513

Mode of Drawing up Decrees in the East	519

CHAP X	525

Method of catching the Crocodile in Egypt	536

Cause of the Pestilence in Egypt	543

Explanation of the third Plague of Egypt	549

Of the Illuminations made on the Nile	557

Of the Excellence of the Waters of the Nile	564

Farther Illustration of Exod vii 19	571

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OBSERVATIONS ON VARIOUS PASSAG, Volume 3
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Title	Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Volume 3 Observations on Various Passages of Scripture: Placing Them in a New Light; and Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned, Thomas Harmer
Compiled by	Thomas Harmer
Edition	4
Publisher	J. Johnson, 1808
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	31 Jan 2008

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