Monumenta antiqua; or The stone monuments of antiquity yet remaining in the British isles, particularly as illustrated by Scripture. Also, A dissertation on Stonehenge, with a compendious account of the Druids. To which are added Conjectures on the origin and design of the pyramids of Egypt, and of the round towers of Ireland1840 |
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... honoured dead . In particular . A place of General Assembly of the British States , & c . - at public festivals - for public idolatrous worship- the sun worshipped - also a place for the Inauguration of the British Kings - and for ...
... honoured dead . In particular . A place of General Assembly of the British States , & c . - at public festivals - for public idolatrous worship- the sun worshipped - also a place for the Inauguration of the British Kings - and for ...
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... honour of the sun ; for " to this day , " says Dr. Lawson , " the word Beltein , fire of Bel , which is a name given to a fair held in Peebles about the beginning of May , is said to signify the feast of the sun , which was once ob ...
... honour of the sun ; for " to this day , " says Dr. Lawson , " the word Beltein , fire of Bel , which is a name given to a fair held in Peebles about the beginning of May , is said to signify the feast of the sun , which was once ob ...
Strona 22
... honour of Beal , the Sun. We now speak of the custom of passing through the fire in honour of the sun , the point to which we have been tending . Toland , who was an Irishman , and well acquainted with the practices of his own ...
... honour of Beal , the Sun. We now speak of the custom of passing through the fire in honour of the sun , the point to which we have been tending . Toland , who was an Irishman , and well acquainted with the practices of his own ...
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... honour of Bel , Beal , or the Sun ? + Not only do the Scriptures speak of worshipping the sun in Job's time , by kissing the hand , but not long after we find Moses speaking of worship- ping the sun by sacrifice under the name of Baal ...
... honour of Bel , Beal , or the Sun ? + Not only do the Scriptures speak of worshipping the sun in Job's time , by kissing the hand , but not long after we find Moses speaking of worship- ping the sun by sacrifice under the name of Baal ...
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... honour of their gods , and have been objects of worship . It is not difficult to conceive how men , having first raised them as rallying places for divine worship , and , also as memorials of divine interposition , might , in pro- cess ...
... honour of their gods , and have been objects of worship . It is not difficult to conceive how men , having first raised them as rallying places for divine worship , and , also as memorials of divine interposition , might , in pro- cess ...
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