Oriental customs: or an illustration of the sacred Scriptures, by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the Eastern nations, and especially the Jews. Therein alluded to, together with observations on many difficult and obscure texts, collected from the most celebrated travellers, and the most eminent critics / by Samuel Burder.

  • Samuel Burder
Date:
1802
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Credit: Oriental customs: or an illustration of the sacred Scriptures, by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the Eastern nations, and especially the Jews. Therein alluded to, together with observations on many difficult and obscure texts, collected from the most celebrated travellers, and the most eminent critics / by Samuel Burder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    always with the same gravity. It is a sort of magnifi- cence in the East, frequently to dress and undress the bride, and to cause her to wear in that same day all the clothes made up for her nuptials. The bridegroom’s dress is also frequently changed for the same reason.” An attention to this circumstance throws an energy into the words of St. John, when he speaks of the New Jeru- salem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride for her husband. Harmer, vol. ii. p. 122. No. 600.—xxi. 19. Foundations of the wall.'] “ This is not only a description of what must be exceeding beau- tiful in its appearance, but is moreover manifestly cor- responding with the mode of building amongst the an- cient Romans, wrho, it is well known, constructed their walls from the bottom to the top with alternate layers, or rows of bricks, and of white stone, and sometimes of black flints. Each of these layers was always of a considerable thickness, or breadth; and whilst their dif- ferent colours formed a beautiful appearance to the eye, and were a most elegant kind of ornament, this mode of placing materials of different 'dimensions and substance in alternate rows greatly strengthened the work.” King’s Morsels of Criticism, vol. i. p. 67. THE END.