Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire; Or, Israel in Bondage. Illustrated with ... Engravings
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire; Or, Israel in Bondage
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jewish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire; or, Israel in Bondage
Author: J. H. IngrahamPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire: Or, Israel in Bondage is a fictional historical novel by J.H. Ingraham. It tells the story of the life of Moses and the people around him. The goal was to illustrate vivid scenes of that period of the history of Egypt in which the Israelites were held in bondage by her kings, and to present it from a point of view outside of the Mosaic narrative, yet strictly harmonizing therewith, occurred to the writer some years ago.
The Pillar of Fire: Israel in Bondage
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465606033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Wheresoever I turn my eyes, I realize that I am in mighty Egypt; for everywhere I behold grandeur and glory, excellency and perfection. Every object illustrates the power, munificence, and taste of the imperial princess who now sits on the throne of the Pharaohs, and the splendor of whose reign has raised Egypt above the mightiest empires of the earth. And all that I behold recalls the ancient glory, my dear mother, of our own land, the once princely Palestina and Phœnicia,—twin kingdoms which of old gave conquerors, and rulers, and laws to Egypt, under the short but brilliant dynasty of her Shepherd Kings! But, though fading with age, Phœnicia still lives in the beauty, pride, and power of her daughter Egypt. I will not lament over the waning glory of my own dear land, my royal mother, while I can see it revived here with increased magnificence. Phœnicia is not dead while Egypt lives. Every ruin in my own kingdom is restored with augmented beauty and splendor on the green plains of this land of the shining River, whose fountain-head is underneath the throne of Thoth, far in the southern sky. How shall I describe what I behold? Every new object enchants me, and moves my soul with a fresh pleasure. I am intoxicated, not with wine, but with the splendor of art and scenes of beauty, and with manifestations of human glory and power hitherto inconceivable. I have heard my royal father describe the glory of Salem in Palestine, under the princes of the dynasty of Melchisedec, with its gorgeous temples to the Sun, and its palaces of marble, its hanging gardens, and noble terraces overlooking its flower-enamelled valleys; but the cities of Egypt surpass this Syriac magnificence. In coming hither, across the Levantine seas, from Syria, I seem to have crossed to the shores of that mystic world where dwell the sacred divinities, rather than only to another land of the plane of the earth; for Egypt, compared with the kingdom of Phœnicia seems truly the land of the blessed. What far-famed warriors! what stately priests, clothed with power from the gods! what superb princes! what a majestic queen! what grace and dignity in the virgins of the Sun! what a stupendous system of worship! what mighty mausoleums, both tomb and temple, rising like mountains hewn into solid triangles everywhere over the illimitable plain! What a land of verdure and of flowers!—land of gardens and palaces, obelisks and fountains, fanes and altars, sphinxes and gigantic statues!—land, comprising all that can delight the heart or take captive the sense!
The Pillar of Fire; Or, Israel in Bondage. Illustrated, Etc
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Pillar of Fire
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The pillar of fire; or, Israel in bondage
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Pillar of Fire, Or Israel in Bondage (Classic Reprint)
Author: Joseph Holt IngrahamPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259503880
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Excerpt from The Pillar of Fire, or Israel in Bondage In view of his object. He has carefully studied the history and chronology of Egypt, and endeavored to inform his mind upon the manners, customs, laws, religion, and polity of the ancient Egyptians, so far as to aid him in an intelligent and practical execution of his work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.