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  • Orion assisted at the service in the place reserved for the men of his family, close to the hekel, or holy of holies, where the altar stood and the priests performed their functions.

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867

  • How unpleasing, too, were the tones of the Egyptian chant, accompanied by the frequent clang of a metal cymbal and mingled with the babble of chattering men and women, checked only when the talk became a quarrel, by a priest who loudly and vehemently shouted for silence from the hekel.

    The Bride of the Nile — Volume 07 Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion assisted at the service in the place reserved for the men of his family, close to the hekel, or holy of holies, where the altar stood and the priests performed their functions.

    The Bride of the Nile — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • How unpleasing, too, were the tones of the Egyptian chant, accompanied by the frequent clang of a metal cymbal and mingled with the babble of chattering men and women, checked only when the talk became a quarrel, by a priest who loudly and vehemently shouted for silence from the hekel.

    The Bride of the Nile — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • Orion assisted at the service in the place reserved for the men of his family, close to the hekel, or holy of holies, where the altar stood and the priests performed their functions.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • Met deze post speel ik mooi op safe: wie een hekel heeft aan overmatige Apple-verheerlijking zal zich kunnen verkneukelen om dit rijtje mislukkingen, terwijl de fans toch wel alles vreten wat over Apple gaat.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • We hebben er wel zo'n ontzettende hekel aan, aan schoonmaken ...

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • a priest who loudly and vehemently shouted for silence from the hekel.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

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