Scripture biography: or Lives and characters of the principal personages recorded in the Old and New Testament1833 |
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... land of Nod , where it is said Cain re- sided after the murder of his brother . Now the Hebrew word Nod signifies vagabond ; and nothing more is meant by it in the text , than that Cain went into the country eastward as a vagabond ...
... land of Nod , where it is said Cain re- sided after the murder of his brother . Now the Hebrew word Nod signifies vagabond ; and nothing more is meant by it in the text , than that Cain went into the country eastward as a vagabond ...
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... land at the expiration of the flood . A great number of persons must have been em- ployed in this prodigious work , the greatest part of whom perished in the deluge . Thus many are en- gaged in promoting the interests of the church of ...
... land at the expiration of the flood . A great number of persons must have been em- ployed in this prodigious work , the greatest part of whom perished in the deluge . Thus many are en- gaged in promoting the interests of the church of ...
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... the covering of the ark , and ascended to the roof , that he might take a view of the land , which he found clear of the water , and affording a delightful prospect . The sensations of the patriarch after so long a confinement ΝΟΛΗ . 43.
... the covering of the ark , and ascended to the roof , that he might take a view of the land , which he found clear of the water , and affording a delightful prospect . The sensations of the patriarch after so long a confinement ΝΟΛΗ . 43.
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... land animals have likewise been found in coun- tries where no such creatures living are known to have existed , and ir . climates foreign to their nature . Noah , when he left the ark , " began to be a hus- bandman , " or , as the ...
... land animals have likewise been found in coun- tries where no such creatures living are known to have existed , and ir . climates foreign to their nature . Noah , when he left the ark , " began to be a hus- bandman , " or , as the ...
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... land . Abram having communicated the heavenly mandate to his father Terah , the good old man relying on the piety of his son , readily yielded to the sacred monition . " And he took Abram his son , and Lot , the son of Haran , his son's ...
... land . Abram having communicated the heavenly mandate to his father Terah , the good old man relying on the piety of his son , readily yielded to the sacred monition . " And he took Abram his son , and Lot , the son of Haran , his son's ...
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Page 72 - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 69 - Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Page 149 - The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty Go<J of Jacob : (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel...
Page 57 - Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 210 - And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us ; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Page 327 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 479 - And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house ; and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Page 95 - Let people serve thee, And nations bow down to thee: Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Page 410 - If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear." So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
Page 21 - What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.