Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations (1873)
Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · leaf 633
who are familiar with the punning contrivancesof the Hebrews will readily recognise the probabilityof this explanation.RiMMON, Ptan (Jos. XV. 32), A pomegranate. The shape ofthis fruit resembles that of the gravid uterus in thefemale, and the abundance of seed which it contains 61-2 Rqimox makes it… … high priest. It was introdnced as an ornamentinto Solomons temple, where it was imited withlilies, and probably with the lotus. In one part ofSyria, it was deified, and a temple erected in itshononr. The Virgrin Marv. who has assumed in 613 Eudtox modem Eomanism the position occupied bv…
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