Indian Antiquities Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan : Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt and Greece...H. L.Galabin, 1801 |
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... of the British word BooтH , а cottage , being derived from the Hebrew BETH , Francifcus Junius Præfat . Grammat . p . 19 . + See Rowland's Mona Antiqua , p . 278 . a house ; a houfe ; the earth , from ERETZ ; to [ 20 ]
... of the British word BooтH , а cottage , being derived from the Hebrew BETH , Francifcus Junius Præfat . Grammat . p . 19 . + See Rowland's Mona Antiqua , p . 278 . a house ; a houfe ; the earth , from ERETZ ; to [ 20 ]
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... very little investigated , we find the traces of it in the very name of their firft grand deity Brahma , the Creator , which is , doubtlefs , connected with , C 3 with , if not immediately derived from , the Hebrew [ 21 ]
... very little investigated , we find the traces of it in the very name of their firft grand deity Brahma , the Creator , which is , doubtlefs , connected with , C 3 with , if not immediately derived from , the Hebrew [ 21 ]
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Thomas Maurice. with , if not immediately derived from , the Hebrew Bra , or Bara , created , occurring in the firft verfe of ... derived from the fame root , are used as initials * See Stillingfleet's Origines Sacræ , p . 551 . or or ...
Thomas Maurice. with , if not immediately derived from , the Hebrew Bra , or Bara , created , occurring in the firft verfe of ... derived from the fame root , are used as initials * See Stillingfleet's Origines Sacræ , p . 551 . or or ...
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... derived from the Celtic Dru , or Deru , an oak ; and it is remarkable , that , in Welch , Deruen and Derwen still preserve the fame fignification . These particular ap- pellations immediately direct our attention to the Sanfcreet name ...
... derived from the Celtic Dru , or Deru , an oak ; and it is remarkable , that , in Welch , Deruen and Derwen still preserve the fame fignification . These particular ap- pellations immediately direct our attention to the Sanfcreet name ...
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... derived from the Hebrew AUR , lux , or , if the reader pleases , from OR , gold . Adam , the great progenitor of mankind , in Sir William Jones's opinion , may be found in the Sanfcreet Adim , the firft ; and Nuh , or Noah , is plainly ...
... derived from the Hebrew AUR , lux , or , if the reader pleases , from OR , gold . Adam , the great progenitor of mankind , in Sir William Jones's opinion , may be found in the Sanfcreet Adim , the firft ; and Nuh , or Noah , is plainly ...
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Abury æra afferted Afia Afiatic aftronomical againſt alfo alſo ancient antiquity Brahmins Britain Britiſh called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated circumftance coaft colonies commerce confiderable confifting Cornwall courſe cuſtom dæmon defcribed deity diftant Diodorus Diodorus Siculus Druids Eaft Egypt Egyptians erected eſtabliſhed extenfive facred fame fays feems feftival fent ferpent ferved fhall fhips fhore fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome formed fpecies ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbol Gaul gold Greeks Gulph Hercules Herodotus hiftory immenfe India inftance iſland itſelf leaſt lefs leſs metal moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary northern obferved old Britons paffage paffed Perfian period Phoenicians Pliny prefent prieſts purpoſe race regions Reſearches reſpect rites Sabian ſcience Scythian ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſtone Stonehenge Strabo Stukeley temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tyre uſed vafes vaft veffels weft weſtern whofe whoſe worſhip