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- An Account of the Sepulchers of the Antients, and a Description of Their Monuments, From the Creation of the World, to the Building of the Pyramids, and From Thence to the Destruction of Jerusalem
An Account of the Sepulchers of the Antients, and a Description of Their Monuments, From the Creation of the World, to the Building of the Pyramids, and From Thence to the Destruction of Jerusalem
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Excerpt from An Account of the Sepulchers of the Antients, and a Description of Their Monuments, From the Creation of the World, to the Building of the Pyramids, and From Thence to the Destruction of Jerusalem: In Two Parts: The First Comprehending Those That Are in Asia, and the Second Those in Africa, With a Continuation, Comprehending Some in Both These Continents, and in EuropeRome, at the Back of Mount Carmel, in Phenicia, where he himfelt' was Kili'd by his Great Grandfon Lamech and 'tis Probable he had fome Underfiand ing of the Things that were before his Time. Seth did not Travel, (0 far as we Know, but probably Under¿ood well the Things that were before him, and Writ, according to fiofepbus, upon Two Pile lars, the One of Brick, the Other of Stone, a De fcription, or Account, of What he Knew, for the Benefit of Pofierity the Lafi of which Pillars, the fame Author Affirms, was fiill to be Seen in his Time, in Syria. Neither do we Know any thing of Enoch's Travelling, unlefs 'twas after his Tran ¿ation, as the Author of the Book Ecclefiajiious Seems to Alledg, tho' 'tis Probable he Under¿ood the Things that Preceeded him, as well as he did Thofe that Came after, fince 'tis Certain, from St. Rfade, he Writ a Book ofprophefies, which that Apofile Quotes. Noah, according to c¿lo'fes, and the Interpretation of St. 7erome and f'fofepbus, Tra yell'd by Water, in the Ark, during the Flood, from Syria, where 'twas Built, at the Bottom of the Mountains Libanus, into Armenia, where it Refied, upon the Top of Thofe of Taurus, and pro bably Under¿ood well the Things that: were'be fore him: And his Three Sons, Sem, Cbam, and japioer, after the Flood, Difpers'd themfelves, ac cording to Berofus, over all the Earth, the Pirfi ih to Afia, the Second into Africa, and the Third into Europe, Carrying along with them what Knowledg they had ofthe Things that Preceeded their Time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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