CHAPTER VI

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THE CHALDEANS.

The great Chaldean historian--Ruined monuments--A library of brick books--Manners and customs--The religion of Assyria--The supreme god, Ilu--The Assyrian triad--The gods of the planets--The great goddess Ishtar--The Genii of Assyria--Worship of the gods at Babylon, 119

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THE JEWS.

The plagues and Egyptian idolatry--The golden calf--Baal-worship, 138

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