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From the Rev. H. D. Castings.

June 18, 1872.

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OF THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES,

DERIVED PRINCIPALLY FROM THE

MANNERS, CUSTOMS, RITES, TRADITIONS, FORMS OF SPEECH ANTIQUITIES
CLIMATE, AND WORKS OF ART AND LITERATURE,

OF THE

EASTERN NATIONS;

EMBODYING ALL THAT IS VALUABLE IN THE WORKS OF

HARMER, BURDER, PAXTON, AND ROBERTS,

AND THE MOST

CELEBRATED ORIENTAL TRAVELLERS:

EMBRACING ALSO THE SUBJECT OF THE

FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY,

AS EXHIBITED BY KEITH AND OTHERS;

WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE

PRESENT STATE OF COUNTRIES AND PLACES MENTIONED IN THE SACRED WRITINGS, ILLUSTRATED
BY NUMEROUS LANDSCAPE ENGRAVINGS, FROM SKETCHES TAKEN ON THE SPOT.

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