ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE:

IN :

THREE PARTS

VOL. III.

VOL. III.

OF THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES:

IN THREE PARTS.

I. FROM THE GEOGRAPHY | III. FROM THE CUSTOMS
OF THE EAST.

ANDMANNERS OF AN-
II. FROM THE NATURAL CIENT AND MODERN
HISTORY OF THE EAST. NATIONS.

BY

THE REV. GEORGE PAXTON,

PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY TO THE ASSOCIATE SYNOD, AND

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, EDINBURGH.

SECOND EDITION,

CORRECTED AND GREATLY ENLARGED.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

EDINBURGH :
PRINTED FOR STIRLING AND KENNEY ;
JAMES DUNCAN, LONDON; AND R. M. TIMS, AND

JOHN CUMMING, DUBLIN.

CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

PART III.

CUSTOMS AND MANNERS CONTINUED.

Chap. IV. Illustrations of Scripture from the Dress of

the Orientals . . . . . . . . page 1

Chap. V. From the Meals and Public Entertainments

of the East . . . . . . . . . . 44

Chap. VI. From the Marriage Ceremonies of the East 124

CHAP. VII. From the Contracts and Covenants of East-

ern Nations . . . . . . . . . 170

Chap. VIII. From the various Modes in which the Ori-

entals expressed their Respect for one an.

other . . . . . . . . . 187

Chap. IX. From the Honours shewed to the Dead. 243

CHAP. X. From the Administration of Justice in Pales.

tine and the East ....... 291

CHAP. XI. From the Public Games in Greece . .. 323

CHAP. XII. From the Military Affairs of the Ancients 340

CHAP. XIII. Same subject continued ...... 399

Index of Texts.

General Index.