The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volume 1William Rose Benét |
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... according to Josephus , according to the ancient Greek Church , according to Professor Hales , according to l'Art de vérifier les dates , according to Archbishop Ussher , according to Calmet , according to the Jews , 7,388 years ; 5,829 ...
... according to Josephus , according to the ancient Greek Church , according to Professor Hales , according to l'Art de vérifier les dates , according to Archbishop Ussher , according to Calmet , according to the Jews , 7,388 years ; 5,829 ...
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... According to the Biblical narrative , the rainbow was given Noah as a promise that the world should never again be destroyed by flood . See also DEUCALION'S FLOOD . Noah's Ark . A name given by sailors to a white band of cloud spanning ...
... According to the Biblical narrative , the rainbow was given Noah as a promise that the world should never again be destroyed by flood . See also DEUCALION'S FLOOD . Noah's Ark . A name given by sailors to a white band of cloud spanning ...
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... ( according to some accounts there were two sisters of these names ) and took her home with him . After the death of this queen , he married PHAEDRA whose ill - fated infatuation with her stepson Hippolytus has formed the subject of many ...
... ( according to some accounts there were two sisters of these names ) and took her home with him . After the death of this queen , he married PHAEDRA whose ill - fated infatuation with her stepson Hippolytus has formed the subject of many ...
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