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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
CHAPTER I.
PROGRESS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
International Exhibition-Telegraphic Communication-Increase of
Correspondence-Photography-Secrets of Light and Colour-
Improvements in Machinery-Locomotives-Occupants of the
World's Fair-Its Visitors-The Laureate's Ode-Models of In-
struments of War-The Bible Stall-Revolutions for the World-
Revivals for the Church-Israel's Long Chapter in the World's
History-God's Treasure Chambers in Chaldea
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THE "SEVEN TIMES" OF THE PATRIARCHS,
BEFORE THE GIVING OF THE WRITTEN LAW THROUGH MOSES.
CHAPTER II.
THE CRADLE OF NATIONS,
Disinterment of Languages-Withstanding Moses-Our Lord's Wit-
css to Him-Divine History-Biblical Chronology-The Far
Beginning-Enoch's Prophecy-Adam and Methuselah-Marvels
Before the Flood-Shem-Oral Tradition-Eden-Ararat, its
Summit-Noah's Descent - Shinar - Nimrod-First Chaldean
Empire-Urukh-Chedorlaomer-Hamitic and Semitic Races-
The Toldoth Beni Noah-New Nations of Africa-Ancient Baby-
lon-Its Era by Stellar Calculation-Temple of Mugeyer, its
Cylinders-Clay Tablets-Warka-Fall of Chaldean Empire-
Early Idolatry-Founding of Nineveh-Call of Abram-Nablus
CHAPTER III.
"EPHRAIM IS MY FIRST-BORN."
Promise to Abram-His Altar-His Conquest-Was Melchisedek
Shem?-Mount Moriah-God's Covenants-Offering of Isaac-
Scenes at Shechem and on Gerizim-Shiloh-Population-The
Curse and the Promise-The Samaritans at Nablus-The Yom-
Kippoor-Recitation of the Law-The Pentateuch-Case of the
Great Roll-Visit of the Prince of Wales to Nablus-Three
Alphabets-Three Chronologies -Who are the Samaritans ?-The
Samaritan Passover
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CHAPTER IV.
DOWN INTO EGYPT.
Jacob's Migration-Egyptologers-Hebrew Chronology-Menes-
Time of Israel's Sojourn-Their Increase-Hebrews named on
Egyptian Monuments-Tombs of Kings-Slavery of the People-
Rameses-Thothmes, their Relics in our Museum-Which is the
Pharaoh of the Exodus?-Pharaoh's Daughter-Memphis-Thebes
-Karnak-Three Periods of Egyptian Art-Zodiac of Dendera--
Portico of its Temple.
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Job's Character-His Era-The Mingled People-Genuine and
adopted Arabs-Job's Descent, the Blessing of Ishmael-Job's
Age-Above and Below-Early Cultivation of Arabia-God's
Judgment concerning Job-His Revelation to the Patriarch-
Language of Book of Job-Ethiopia - Length of Patriarchal
Period-Religion and Morals of Times of Job-Study of the Cha-
racter of the Patriarchs-Was Job a grandson of Jacob?
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CHAPTER VI.
THE STONES OF ARABIA.
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The Warka Tablet of Mr. Loftus-First Collectors of Himyaritic
Inscriptions-Rock of Hisn Ghorab-Himyaritic Altar-Bronze
Tablets-Mikal Joseph's Stones from Mareb-Sons of Joktan-
Researches of Arnaud and Fresnel Inscriptions on Dyke of
Mareb-Fresnel's Alphabet-Account of the Dyke in the Koran
-Idolatries of the Arabs-Athtor-Ashtoreth-The Early Dhou
Nowas-Almakah-The Primeval Arabic Palgrave's Recent
Travels in the Nejed-Affinity between Himyaritic and Early San-
scrit Alphabet-The Patriarch Eber-Peopling of India-Table of
Usher's Chronology
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CHAPTER VII.
STONES OF ARABIA, ANOTHER READING.
Al Kaswini's Key-Mr. Forster's Friends-Inscription on Hisn
Ghorab-The Tribe of Ad-The Musnad-Mr. Forster's Alphabet
-The Pass of Hagar-The Second Poem-Dates on Inscriptions-
The Dyke of Mareb-Arabian Princess's Epitaph-Job's Descrip-
tion of the Price of Wisdom-The Ekkili-Ethiopic Alphabet-
Table of Moon's Chinese and Arabic Alphabets-A Bible for the
Blind-The Fruits in Arabia and China
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CHAPTER VIII.
CHRONICLES OF THE EXODUS.
The Call of Moses to his Work-His return into Egypt-An Exodus
of the Torgot Tartars-The Exodus of Israel-The Passover-
Paul's Teaching by Types-Review of Part the First
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THE TIME, TIMES, AND A HALF OF ISRAEL'S
PROBATION.
FROM THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM, B.C. 1921, TO THE FALL OF
MANASSEH, B.C. 661-667, A SPACE OF 1260 YEARS, OR 3× 360=1260.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CHRONICLES OF THE EXODUS.
Israel's Waymarks-The Sinaitic Inscriptions-Serbal the True
Mount Sinai-Wady Feiran-Amalek-Subjects of Sinaitic In-
scriptions - View from Serbal-Locality of the Inscriptions-
Kibroth-hattaavah-The Graves in Wady Berah.
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CHAPTER X.
The Age of the Inscriptions-The Journey Onward-Kadesh-The
Blank of the Thirty-Eight Years-Mines in the Desert-The
Israelites and the Hieroglyphs-Korah's Rebellion-The Wells of
Beer-sheba-Israel's Two Songs-The Entrance and the Exit-
What is the main interest of these questions? -The Queen of
Sheba
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CHAPTER XI.
NINEVEH-ITS FALL AND ITS RESURRECTION.
The very old Alliance of Susiana, Assyria, and Chaldea-Their Topo-
graphy-Mention in Scripture-Destruction of Nineveh by the
Tigris and by Fire-Its Era-Our Lord's Reference to Jonas and
to Nineveh-Its Resurrection by the hand of Botta and Layard-
Mr. Layard's Dream, his Discoveries, his Excavators-The Chal-
deans or Nestorians, their Language, their Link with Israel-The
Rise of the Chaldean Church at the Day of Pentecost-The Man
Lions and Bulls-The Negations of the Nineveh Remains in the
"Saturday Review"-Their Chronological Arrangement — Their
Two Ages-An Introductory Chamber-The Mound of Asshur
-The Babylonian King-The Nimroud Mound, and its Nine
Palaces-The North-west Palace-The Tablet-King-Era of the
North-west Palace; its entrance-The King Worshipping, Hunt-
ing Lions, Offering Libation-Assyrian Chariots-Palace Gardens
-Colour on Sculptures-Perishing Ivories .
CHAPTER XII.
THE GODS OF NINEVEH.
Supernatural Forms on Monuments-Idolatry of Two Kinds-Asshur
and his Presence-Assyrian Feroher-The Eden Cherubim-Egyp-
tian Cherubim-The World-power-The Wings of God-The
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