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BAS-RELIEFS OF THE TIME OF PSAMATIK 351
HEAD OF NECO 355
THE STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
I.
THE LAND OF EGYPT.
In shape Egypt is like a lily with a crooked stem. A broad blossom terminates it ... objected to this description, that the Egypt which it presents to the reader is
not the Egypt of the maps. Undoubtedly it is not. The maps give the name of Egypt to
a broad re...
...
arose), were venerated throughout ancient Egyptian history. Minor
gods such as Taueret and Bes were venerated on a more personal level
108
The Spirit of Ancient Egypt
inside the homes, as household ... disturbing the Egyptian deities?
97
13. D
EATH
AND
I
MMORTALITY
It has been written that no other ancient civilization cherished life
as...
... able to hear in any
part of Egypt: and moreover to prove that the Egyptians did not take the name of
Heracles from the Hellenes, but rather the Hellenes from the Egyptians,—that is to say
those ... compels me to think; so that the Egyptians would have
learnt the names of these gods even more than that of Heracles. In fact however
Heracles is a very ancient Egyptian god; and (as they s...
... acquiring, 144
Property Law, ancient Germanic, 165, ancient Sclavonic, 165; descent in Middle Ages, 132; Indian Law, 165;
origin of, 145; possession, 170, 172; private, ancient forms of transfer, ... reasonably believed that the history of ancient Roman Contracts is, up to a certain point, typical of the
history of this class of legal conceptions in other ancient societies. But it i...
... Churchyard.
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CONTENTS
Preface.
Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by 2
CHAPTER III.
THE EXODUS OUT OF EGYPT.
Egypt during the sojourn of the Israelites The travels of an Egyptian officer through Palestine ... "brooks of defence." While Matsor was the name of Lower
Egypt, Upper Egypt was termed Pathros (Isa. xi. 11), which is the Egyptian Pe-to-res or "southern l...
... established by all the proper tests which can be applied, 187
CHAPTER II.
THE DOCTRINE OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
Same system of doctrine in Old and New Testaments, 188 The New Testament the complement ... New
Testament a full statement of apostolic doctrine, ib. Sufficiency and plenary inspiration of Scripture, 191 State
of man by nature, 192 Faith and the Word, ib. All the doctrines of the B...
... On
his back you may scoff at pursuit by any foes, for outside my encampment there is not a horse in Egypt which
it could not distance. Now it is yours to do with as you like, save to sell it, for ... their owners, their
intelligence has been cultivated as has that of dogs. They are exceedingly docile and affectionate. Their pace
is a very easy one, and Edgar was delighted indeed at the mann...
... warriors of Egypt. In time I hope he will
fight abreast of me, but at present you must restrain his ardor. I need not bid you shield him as well as you can
from the arrows of the Egyptians. He ... through the air and fell among the ranks of the Egyptian footmen who had just
arrived at the edge of the swamp. So terrible was the discharge that the Egyptians recoiled and, retreating
halfway up...