The Doctrine of the Deluge: Vindicating the Scriptural Account from the Doubts which Have Recently Been Cast Upon it by Geological Speculations, Volume 1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838 - Bible |
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according already Ammon ancient appears Arabic Arkite Baris bears bull called Celtic character common connection considered contains crescent custom deity deluge derived described diluvian divine doubt earth Edition Egypt Egyptian emblem English evidently fable fact father figure fire flood given gives gods Greeks head Hebrew hence Hercules hill Hindoos honour horns Indian instance Irish Isis island Italy king lake land language Letter Lord meaning mentioned month moon Mount mountain mysteries mythology nature Noah observes obtained ocean offered origin Orion Osiris perhaps period Persian person present preserved priests probably reason relation religion remarkable represented retained rites river rock round sacred says seems seen sense serpent ship shown signifies sometimes stars stone story supposed temple thing tradition translation whole worship καὶ
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