Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names: or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations, by an interpretation of the names given to children by priestly authority, or assumed by prophets, kings, and hierarchs (1872)
se who are familiar with the punning contrivancesof the Hebrews will readily recognise the probabilityof this explanation. Rimmon, P^l (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 612 Bimmon] makes… … high priest. It was introduced as an ornamentinto Solomons temple, where it was united withlilies, and probably with the lotus. In one part ofSyria, it was deified, and a temple erected in itshonour. The Virgin Mary, who has assumed in 613 Rimmon] modern Romanism the position occupied by…
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