The astronomy of the Bible : an elementary commentary on the astronomical references of Holy Scripture (1909)
Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London : Hodder and Stoughton · leaf 263
con-stellations from within the sphere ; we look down upon a celestialglobe from without, and hence see the designs upon it as in thelooking-glass. 236 THE ASTRONOMY OF THE BIBLE The Hebrew scribes would seem to have altered the nameof Merodach in two particulars: they dropped the lastsyllable,… … ORION AND THE NEIGHBOURING CONSTELLATIONS. cation of Nimrod as a changed form of Merodach is fullyjustified. The attitude of Orion in the sky is a striking one. Thewarrior is represented as holding a club in the right hand,and a skin or shield in the left. His left foot is raisedhigh as if he were…
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