Newmarket & Arabia: An Examination of the Descent of Racers and CoursersH.S. King, 1873 - 211 páginas |
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Página 110
... Joktan ( or Kahtan as spelt in Arabia ) and Peleg ; the latter , the founder of Abraham's family , and subse- quently through Abraham's son Ishmael became joined with the descendants of Joktan . In the days of Peleg the earth was ...
... Joktan ( or Kahtan as spelt in Arabia ) and Peleg ; the latter , the founder of Abraham's family , and subse- quently through Abraham's son Ishmael became joined with the descendants of Joktan . In the days of Peleg the earth was ...
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... Joktan had thirteen sons , one of whom was named Sheba , and their dwelling was from Mesha , as thou goest unto Sephar , a mount of the East . ' Mecca in the Hejaz , allowed to be one of the most ancient cities , is supposed to be ...
... Joktan had thirteen sons , one of whom was named Sheba , and their dwelling was from Mesha , as thou goest unto Sephar , a mount of the East . ' Mecca in the Hejaz , allowed to be one of the most ancient cities , is supposed to be ...
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... Joktan's dominion . From profane history we learn that Joktan , the father of the ancient Arabs , had thirty - one sons , and that he first wore the diadem in Yemen . He was suc- ceeded by Yarab , Yarab by his son Yashab , and Yashab by ...
... Joktan's dominion . From profane history we learn that Joktan , the father of the ancient Arabs , had thirty - one sons , and that he first wore the diadem in Yemen . He was suc- ceeded by Yarab , Yarab by his son Yashab , and Yashab by ...
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... Joktan founded the kingdom of Hejaz . Whether Joktan first settled in the district known as Kahtan , and afterwards founded the kingdom of Yemen , or whether the kingdoms of Yemen and Hejaz were first established , and his descendants ...
... Joktan founded the kingdom of Hejaz . Whether Joktan first settled in the district known as Kahtan , and afterwards founded the kingdom of Yemen , or whether the kingdoms of Yemen and Hejaz were first established , and his descendants ...
Página 115
... Joktan and his family after the dispersion at Babel , who would hold him in their complete posses- sion ; and from Arabia the horse would have gone forth into other parts of the world ( as he has subsequently done at different periods ...
... Joktan and his family after the dispersion at Babel , who would hold him in their complete posses- sion ; and from Arabia the horse would have gone forth into other parts of the world ( as he has subsequently done at different periods ...
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Newmarket & Arabia: An Examination of the Descent of Racers and Coursers Roger D. Upton Vista previa limitada - 1873 |
Newmarket and Arabia: An Examination of the Descent of Racers and Coursers Roger D. Upton Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
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