The truth of revelation : demonstrated by an appeal to existing monuments, sculptures, gems, coins, and medals (1840)
Murray, John, 1786?-1851 · London : W. Smith · leaf 67
e, as they did when the •■ Prince ofLife pointed to them, as pledges of his providence.The willow still weeps by the Euphrates as whenthe captives of Judah suspended their harps among itsbranches; the pelican still inhabits desert places, andflees to the wilderness of Judea; the bittern is stillthe… … The Bittern on the site of Babylon. There is in these ruins a thrilling interest, whichinspires the mind with a mystic awe. The volume ofuniversal history opens on the banks of the Euphratesand Tigris. These scenes were first illuminated withthe rays of civilization, and the lamp of truth gavethem…
Creation · Archaeology
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