This book delves into the ancient Eastern customs practiced to honor the dead. The author draws from a wealth of sources, including the Bible and travelogues, to shed light on fascinating rituals like funeral feasts, ceremonial wailing, and adorning corpses. The book also explores the significance of these practices within their historical and religious contexts, providing a deeper understanding of the cultural beliefs and values of the time. By examining these customs, the author offers a unique glimpse into the ways in which different cultures have honored and remembered their departed loved ones, highlighting the enduring power of these traditions.
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Excerpt from Observations on Various Passages of Scripture, Placing Them in a New Light, Vol. 3: And Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned
The ancient Greeks, we are told,i used to place their dead near the doors of their houses, and to attend them there with mourning the same custom still continues among the Greeks; and might, perhaps, obtain among the ancient Jews.
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Excerpt from Observations on Various Passages of Scripture, Placing Them in a New Light, Vol. 3: And Ascertaining the Meaning of Several, Not Determinable by the Methods Commonly Made Use of by the Learned
X111. Lamentations of the family of Houssain 41 x1 v. Some farther particulars relative to the lamentation for.
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