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... derived from national traditions . All the nations of the old world distinctly known to the sa- cred historian , are reduced by him to the families of Shem , Ham , and Japhet . The children of these patriarchs are also enumerated by him ...
... derived from national traditions . All the nations of the old world distinctly known to the sa- cred historian , are reduced by him to the families of Shem , Ham , and Japhet . The children of these patriarchs are also enumerated by him ...
Side 4
... derived from this common ancestor . The Turkish nation also , occupying the elevated countries of central Asia , boast the same descent . Their own traditions accord in this respect with the Mosaic history ; and indeed the affinities of ...
... derived from this common ancestor . The Turkish nation also , occupying the elevated countries of central Asia , boast the same descent . Their own traditions accord in this respect with the Mosaic history ; and indeed the affinities of ...
Side 5
... derived from the Sanscrit language , in which Tar - désa signifies the silver coun- try . The languages of India , owing to the great trade and civilization of the people who spoke them , are known to have contributed many terms to the ...
... derived from the Sanscrit language , in which Tar - désa signifies the silver coun- try . The languages of India , owing to the great trade and civilization of the people who spoke them , are known to have contributed many terms to the ...
Side 12
... derived from myths and traditions , without the slightest reference to dis- tance or local details . Homer had heard of the ocean and Cimmeria in the west , but he knew not how far off they were . He never purposely alloys the truth ...
... derived from myths and traditions , without the slightest reference to dis- tance or local details . Homer had heard of the ocean and Cimmeria in the west , but he knew not how far off they were . He never purposely alloys the truth ...
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... derived from the same Phoenician source ; Acharon in Hebrew signifying the last dwelling or end ; and Alizim , the glad or happy . See Bochart . These foreign additions to the Pelasgian mythology never made a deep impression on the ...
... derived from the same Phoenician source ; Acharon in Hebrew signifying the last dwelling or end ; and Alizim , the glad or happy . See Bochart . These foreign additions to the Pelasgian mythology never made a deep impression on the ...
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