The People of PersiaAmerican Sunday-school union, 1850 - 192 páginas |
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... lived , and come down unbroken from so early a period . This is not the case , however , with the territorial limits of the country . These have varied with the ebbing and flowing tide of every dynasty , and almost of every reign ...
... lived , and come down unbroken from so early a period . This is not the case , however , with the territorial limits of the country . These have varied with the ebbing and flowing tide of every dynasty , and almost of every reign ...
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... lived for years in oriental houses , repairing daily to the house- top , without once daring to raise our head above the parapet , lest a bullet should be sent through it . The reader will recollect the con- formity of these facts with ...
... lived for years in oriental houses , repairing daily to the house- top , without once daring to raise our head above the parapet , lest a bullet should be sent through it . The reader will recollect the con- formity of these facts with ...
Página 78
... lived , and the bitter strifes in which he was involved . He held the reins of government not more than six months , and then resigned them to Moawiyah , who by that act became caliph , and founder of the dynasty of the Ammiades ...
... lived , and the bitter strifes in which he was involved . He held the reins of government not more than six months , and then resigned them to Moawiyah , who by that act became caliph , and founder of the dynasty of the Ammiades ...
Página 92
... holy men , and some of them as saints . They had long been settled at Ardebil , where they lived as retired devotees , that they might attract disciples , and acquire that fame which they pretended to despise . The 92 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
... holy men , and some of them as saints . They had long been settled at Ardebil , where they lived as retired devotees , that they might attract disciples , and acquire that fame which they pretended to despise . The 92 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
Página 159
... lived , has died for us , and we set not our hearts upon him ? How would these poor benighted Sheahs feel , if they knew of Christ all we know of him ! God , of his great mercy , grant that they may know Him soon ; and that they may ...
... lived , has died for us , and we set not our hearts upon him ? How would these poor benighted Sheahs feel , if they knew of Christ all we know of him ! God , of his great mercy , grant that they may know Him soon ; and that they may ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abubekr Amer ancient appear Arabian Arabic Armenians Baghdad believe British and Foreign caliph caliphat called carpets Caspian Sea character chief Christ Christian claims courts death declare descendants dish Divine doctrine dove's dung earth Euphrates European faith favour give gospel habit hand Harro honour Hossein houses imaum inhabitants Isfahan Islam Jews Justin Perkins Kerbelah Koran Kufah learned Lord manner Martyn matter Mecca medan Meerza ment Meshid missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mollah Moses Moslem Moslem doctors mosques nations observed occasion Omar peculiar Persian language Persians person plastered prayers present priest prince principles prophet racter Ramazan received regard religion RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY respect Romanist roof sacred says scarcely Scott Waring Scripture sect Sheahs sheikh-ul-islam Shiraz Sooffeeism Sooffees successor Sunnees supposed thee tion translation truth Turkey Turks unclean unto usually walls whole words worship Yezid
Pasajes populares
Página 58 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Página 57 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Página 178 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Página 42 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Página 101 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Página 58 - Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Página 58 - My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Página 44 - The Son of man goeth as it is written of him : but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Página 58 - Hear us, my lord : thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Página 136 - And he returned to the man of GOD, he and all his company, and came and stood before him : and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no GOD in all the earth, but in Israel : now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.