A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons; a Geographical Account of the Places; a Literal, Critical, and Systematical Description of Other Objects ... an Explication of the Appellative Terms ... the Whole ... Serving in a Great Measure, as a Concordance to the Bible. Extracted Chiefly from Calmet, and Others. Collated with Other Works of the Kind, with Numerous Additions from Various Authors, and a Considerable Quantity of Original Matter, Volume 1Griffin and Rudd, 1813 |
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... Egypt , fought with Amalek in Rephi- AARON , lofty , mountainous , a dim , Aaron and Hur attended Mo- Levite , the son of Amram , and bro - ses to the top of an adjacent hill , and ther of Moses and Miriam . When held up his hands ...
... Egypt , fought with Amalek in Rephi- AARON , lofty , mountainous , a dim , Aaron and Hur attended Mo- Levite , the son of Amram , and bro - ses to the top of an adjacent hill , and ther of Moses and Miriam . When held up his hands ...
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... Egypt . This idol he probably or - man , after the death of Zipporah , dered them to place on a pedestal , to who had been a proselyte to the Jew- render it the more conspicuous ; ap - ish religion ; and also , for overlook- pointed a ...
... Egypt . This idol he probably or - man , after the death of Zipporah , dered them to place on a pedestal , to who had been a proselyte to the Jew- render it the more conspicuous ; ap - ish religion ; and also , for overlook- pointed a ...
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... Egypt . and with these , and a few allies , head- Sarai was now sixty - five years of ed by his friends Mamre , Aner , and age , but retained beauty enough to Eshcol , he pursued the conquering endanger the man's life who passed ...
... Egypt . and with these , and a few allies , head- Sarai was now sixty - five years of ed by his friends Mamre , Aner , and age , but retained beauty enough to Eshcol , he pursued the conquering endanger the man's life who passed ...
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... Egypt . ( 2. ) A city on the west coast of Mysia in Lesser Asia , over against the isle of Lesbos . It was in a ship belonging to this place that Paul sailed from Ce- sarea to Myra , Acts xxvii . 2 . God ; to reproach , accuse , and har ...
... Egypt . ( 2. ) A city on the west coast of Mysia in Lesser Asia , over against the isle of Lesbos . It was in a ship belonging to this place that Paul sailed from Ce- sarea to Myra , Acts xxvii . 2 . God ; to reproach , accuse , and har ...
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... Egyptian extraction , because of the them , cut them to pieces , without Hebrews ' sojourning in Egypt , and suffering one to escape . as prostituting themselves to the was taken prisoner , and brought to The king Egyptians and ...
... Egyptian extraction , because of the them , cut them to pieces , without Hebrews ' sojourning in Egypt , and suffering one to escape . as prostituting themselves to the was taken prisoner , and brought to The king Egyptians and ...
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Abimelech Acts Ahab Ammonites Amorites ancient angels army Assyrians Babylon blessed called Canaan Chaldeans Chedorlaomer Christ Christian Chron church covenant David death denote Deut divine earth east Edom Egypt eternal Exod Ezek Ezra faith father favour feast flesh fulness glory God's gospel grace Heathen heaven Hebrews holy honour idolatry idols Israel Jehoram Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Josh Judah Judea Judg king kingdom likened Lord Luke Matt Medes ment Moab Moses multitudes murder ness Numb Persian persons Philistines priests prophet Prov Psal punishment reign render Romans ruin saints Saul scripture Shechem signifies sinful soul Spirit Syria temple terrible ther things tion tribe viii wicked word worship xlix xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxix xxvi xxxi xxxii Zech
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Page 32 - And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept : and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Page 27 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Page 285 - He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Page 143 - And when he heard that it •> was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Page 198 - Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Page 197 - And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Page 188 - And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to...
Page 27 - And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled : and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Page 80 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Page 329 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.