This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 edition. Excerpt: ... Eighty persons, it is said, entered with him into the ark during the Deluge, the water of which covered the highest mountains in the world, forty guz, or eighty feet. Two persons are said to have been saved from the Deluge, besides those of the family of Noah; Oouj, the son of Oonuk, the daughter of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 edition. Excerpt: ... Eighty persons, it is said, entered with him into the ark during the Deluge, the water of which covered the highest mountains in the world, forty guz, or eighty feet. Two persons are said to have been saved from the Deluge, besides those of the family of Noah; Oouj, the son of Oonuk, the daughter of Adam; and an old woman, who had a great affection for Noah. From the first day of the Deluge to the first of the Hejrut, is 3,725 years. Noah left only three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhet. On the division of the earth among his sons, he gave the country of Syria, the islands, Persia and Khorasan, &c. to Shem, and the people of those countries are descended from him. Of Shem, the Son of Noah, and his Descendants. It is disputed whether he was a prophet or not. Shem had nine sons, Khorsheed, Arphaxad, Kyoomurs, Aswud, Tooruj, Lawud, Aleem, Irem, and Noorud. Some say, Khorsheed was not the son of Shem. Arphaxad, the son of Shem, is called the Father of the Prophets; because many of them are descended from him. The Hebrews and Arabs are also descended from him. Kaya and Kuhtan being the fourth in descent from him, and the Arabs being derived from Kuhtan, and the Hebrews from Kaya. The Arab tribes of Humiedi, Tisman, Aani, Kuzzuee, Ashuri, Arwi, and Tai, are the descendants of Sabai, the son of Kuhtan, the grandson of Arphaxad. Alim, the son of Arphaxad, had two sons, Khorasan and Hukyal. Irak was the son of Khorasan, and Kirman, Keich, and Mukran were the sons of Hukyal. Kyoomurs, the son of Shern. His sons were named Ahwauz and Pehlv; Pars was the son of Pehlv. Noorud, the son of Shem. His sons were Adurbijan, Iran or Eeraun, Irmun or Armun, Moghan, Kuzaan and Ferghan. It is said, Noorud lived 300 years. Irem, the son of Shem, founded the city of..
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