Meshed and Askenaz.—Northern spread of the Sons of Japhet.—Ham’s Posterity in
Syria and Arabia.—The ’Adites and other lost Tribes of Arabia.—Traditional
Account of the Curse of Ham and his Descendants in Africa.—Cusha-dwipa, ■within
and without.—Sanc’ha-dwipa.—Axumitic or Amharic character. — Countries of
Habache or Ethiopia, Nubia, &c., first occupied, next Egypt.—Architecture carried
into Greece.—¡The, Chaldean Kingdom of U’r.—Kahtfin and his followers occupy
Arabia.—Possession of Jerah and Uzal.—The Cushites pass into Africa.—Chaldeans,
their Language used in Mesopotamia. —Derivation of the name of Chaldean.—The
Chaldean Tribes.—The Chaldean Nation and Priests.—Chaldean Philosophy, &c.
C H A P T E R I I I .
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STATE OF ARABIA FROM THE DEPARTURE OF ABRAHAM TO THE DEATH OF JOB.
Abraham quits TJ’r of the Chaldees.—The Patriarch proceeds from Haran to Damascus,
Palestine, and Egypt.—Settlement of Abraham and Lot.—Invasion and Discomfiture
o f the Assyrian Kings.—March of the latter through the Desert.—Destruction of
Sodom from natural and supernatural causes.—The Alliance of Lot's Daughters with
the people of the country, originates the Moabites and Ammonites.—Birth of Ishmael
and Isaac.—Expulsion of the former.—Territory of Ishmael’s Descendants.—The
Sons of Keturah and the Midianites.—State of Egypt from the time of Abraham to
that of Joseph.—Historical interest of ^Egypt.—Invasion of the Hyk-sos, part coming
through Abyssinia.—Their Dominion in Egypt, and Period of their E xpulsionSThe
Sons o f Esau occupy Mount Seir— Mingled People o f Arabia.—Amalekites, Edomites,
Saracens, &c.—The Horites. Eliphaz the Temanite.—Position of the land of Uz.—
Period of Job’s Trial.—The Localities about O’rfah correspond with the circumstances
in the book of Job.—State of Knowledge in Arabia in the time of Job.—The Tobbai
of Yemen.—Expedition of the Himyarites into Central Asia.—Samarcand founded.—
Language and written Character of the Himyarites.—Inscriptions found in Yemen,
also at Hisn Ghorab, Nakb-el-Hajar, &c., and others near San’a.—Ard-es-Saba, or
Land of Saba.—Himyari Inscription found near ’Aden.—Traces of that People in
distant Countries.—The Hebrew Language, its Cognates and written Character.
C H A P T E R IY.
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GLANCE AT THE PHOENICIAN, EGYPTIAN, JEWISH, AND ARABIAN HISTORIES,
FROM B.C. 1623 TO B.C. 1322.
Successive Colonies proceed from Arabia into Egypt.—Commerce of the Egyptians maintained
principally by Land.—The Sepulchres furnish a Pictorial History of the
Country.—Cotton, Linen, Porcelain, and other Manufactures.—Alphabetical Writing
in use antecedently to the construction of the Pyramids.—Costumes of the various
People.—Kich Hangings and Carpets manufactured,—Dyeing in use; also Metals,
Chariots, and Household Utensils.—System of Cultivation pictorially represented.—
Use of the Himyaritic character by the Arabs in the time of Joseph.—Agricultural
Products, and Caravan Trade to distant Countries.—Products and Caravan Trade of
the Phoenicians.—Position of their Territory.—Settlements of the Phoenicians previously
to the coming of the Shepherds.—Commencement of Sea Navigation and rise
of Tyre.—Colonies planted in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, &c.—Rapid rise of
the Egyptians after the expulsion of the Shepherds.—The Egyptians become jealous
of the Hebrews.—Forced Servitude of the latter.—Commencement of their flight from
the Land of Goshen.—Pnrsned by Pharaoh.—Passage of the Red Sea, near Suez.
Advanced State of the Edomites and Midianites.—Jethro visits Moses.—Arab Polity
made the basis of Moses’ Government.—Moses conducts the People to Mount Smai—
Promulgation of the Moral L aw .-G u id ed by Hobab, the Israelites advance to Kadesh-
Bamea, and the southern borders of Canaan.-Retreat from thence after being defeated
by the Amalekites.—Destruction of Korah and his Companions— Tourney to Ezion
Geber and Mount H o r; and eventually to the foot of Mount Pisgah— Limited extent
of the country traversed during the Exodus.-Passage of the Jordan— Some of the
ancient Inhabitants are driven into Egypt, others settle in Armema— War between
Armenia and Assyria.—Progress of the Egyptian Kingdom.—Sesostris and his Con-
quests.
C H A P T E R V.
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OUTLINE OF EGYPTIAN AND JEWISH HISTORY, FROM THEIR SETTLEMENTS IN
PHCENICIA AND PALESTINE, IN 1584 B.C., TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
ASSYRIANS UNDER SENNACHERIB, ABOUT 709 B.C.
Egyptian Religion and Philosophy carried into Greece.—The Shepherds settle in Phoenicia,
and the Hebrews in Palestine.—Colonies proceed from Phoenicia and E gypt to
Greece.—Origin of the Argonautic Voyage.—The Fleet returns from Colchis to
Byzantium, plunders Troy, and proceeds to Spain.—Some of the Argonauts return to
Greece by sea, others by land, with the booty acquired.—Lydia and Assyria.—Ninus
succeeds to the Throne of the latter Kingdom— He conquers Bactria, and marries
Semiramis— This Queen becomes a great conqueror, and founds the City of Shemi-
ramgerd— Inscriptions regarding Semiramis found near Lake Van— Nmus succeeds
and organizes the Kingdom— Period of the Trojan W ar— Memnon serves at the
siege with an Armenian contingent.—Establishment of the Hebrew Kingdom.
David succeeds Saul, and is acknowledged by the Twelve Tribes— He makes Jeru salem
the capital, and establishes his dominion over Judea, Syria, and a part of
Mesopotamia— Accession of Solomon— The Court and Regal Establishments of this
Monarch— Cost of the great Temple at Jerusalem— Solomon erects another Temple
for his Egyptian Queen, and constructs Tadmor and the other Store Cities. Inquiry
concerning the position of O p h irH v is it o f the Queen of the South, or A b y s s in ia .^ ;
Her Posterity by Solomon reign— Sabi and Sheba synonymous.—The Himyarites
and Sabseans of Africa the same people.—Early Land Trade, and difficulties attending
Ship Caravans or Mercantile Fleets.—Products of the Countries on the Mozambique.
—Distance, and Time required for a Voyage to this Coast— The other, or Eastern
Voyage, was probably founded on a previous Caravan Trade to India.—Sanscrit
Names of the Merchandize— Aurea Chersonesus supposed to be Ophir— Distance,
and Time required for a Coasting Voyage to the Straits o f Malacca—Trade by
Barter. The Tyrians employed by Solomon.—The Tyrian Hercules, and early
Colonies of Tyre— Establishment of Carthage, and various Settlements made by this
commercial kingdom in Spain and elsewhere— Accession of Rehoboam, and separation
o f the Ten Tribes— Shishak invades Judea— Consolidation of the Armenian Kingdom—
Invasion of Zerah the Ethiopian— The Kings of Assyria, according to Ctesias.
—Invasion o f Judea by Pul— Tiglath Pileser carries the Jews captive into Assyria—
Nabonassar, and Works of Semiramis at Babylon— Second Captivity of the Jews, by
Shalmaneser, and interchange of the Ten Tribes with the Assyrians— Sennacherib
succeeds Shalmaneser; subjects the Babylonians, and invades Judea— Siege of Jerusalem
and destruction of the Assyrians— Sennacherib flies to Nineveh; is assassinated
by Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons— Profane Accounts of the Discomfiture of
the Invaders.