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The Patriarchal Age Or The History And Religion Of Mankind From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac
The Patriarchal Age Or The History And Religion Of Mankind From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac Author:George Smith Subtitle: Deduced From the Writings of Moses and Other Inspired Authors and Illustrated by Copious References to the Ancient Records, Traditions, and Mythology of the Heathen World General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1847 Original Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Subjects: Bible History, Ancient ... more » Patriarchs (Bible) History / Ancient / General History / Jewish Religion / Biblical Biography / Old Testament Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament Religion / Comparative Religion Religion / Judaism / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Ill CHAPTER II. THE PRIMITIVE CONDITION OF MAN, HIS FALL, AND THE PROMISE OF A REDEEMER. Substantial Agreement between sacred and profane History. Man's Primitive Condition -- Scripture corroborated by other ancient Testimony -- Maimonides -- Mohammedan Traditions -- Hindus -- Zen- davesta -- -TrismegistuB -- Hesiod -- Ovid. Man's Fall -- Historical Corroboration -- Custom of Worshipping in Groves -- Garden at Cadiz -- At Epirus -- In Campania -- Of the Hesperides -- Sacred Persons of Heathen Mythology -- Apollo -- Christina -- Hercules -- Orpheus -- Thor -- Bacchus -- Heathen Traditions -- Plato -- Dicsear- chus -- Hindus -- Persians -- Worship of the Serpent -- Its Universality -- Chaldea -- Persia -- India -- China -- Syria -- Phenicia -- Egypt -- Greece and Rome -- Druids -- American Indians -- Conclusion from the above Facts -- Geographical Position of Paradise -- Tree of Life and Cherubim -- Review of Man's primitive Condition and Fall -- Consequences of the Fall -- Loss of moral Purity -- Of Intercourse with God -- Of inward and outward Happiness. Promise Of A Redeemer -- Meaning which Adam and Eve attached t...« less