The Christian's Defensive Dictionary: Being an Alphabetical Refutation of the General Objections to the BibleE. C. Biddle, 1837 - 437 pages |
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... recorded by Moses , without any explanation , in Gen. ii . 17 , " For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die , " and then Moses , in the fifth chapter and fifth verse of the same book , stating that " Adam lived nine ...
... recorded by Moses , without any explanation , in Gen. ii . 17 , " For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die , " and then Moses , in the fifth chapter and fifth verse of the same book , stating that " Adam lived nine ...
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... recorded in the Scriptures , proceeded from their calculating by lunar years or months ; or from their reckoning the dynasties of their kings in succession , which were contemporary . For Herodotus mentions twelve Egyptian kings ...
... recorded in the Scriptures , proceeded from their calculating by lunar years or months ; or from their reckoning the dynasties of their kings in succession , which were contemporary . For Herodotus mentions twelve Egyptian kings ...
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... recorded that as one of the sons of the Prophets was felling a beam , the axe head , that is , the iron part of it , fell into the water ; and the man of God cut down a stick and cast it in thither , and the iron did swim , & c . I ad ...
... recorded that as one of the sons of the Prophets was felling a beam , the axe head , that is , the iron part of it , fell into the water ; and the man of God cut down a stick and cast it in thither , and the iron did swim , & c . I ad ...
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... recorded of the impious Belshazzar . The taking of Babylon put an end to the Babylonian empire , after a duration of 210 years from the beginning of the reign of Nabonassar . Thus was the power of that proud city abolished just fifty ...
... recorded of the impious Belshazzar . The taking of Babylon put an end to the Babylonian empire , after a duration of 210 years from the beginning of the reign of Nabonassar . Thus was the power of that proud city abolished just fifty ...
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... recorded by Josephus . ) Macrobius , a heathen author , mentions this massaere in the following terms : - " Augustus , " says he , " having been informed that Herod had ordered a son of his to be killed , among the male infants about ...
... recorded by Josephus . ) Macrobius , a heathen author , mentions this massaere in the following terms : - " Augustus , " says he , " having been informed that Herod had ordered a son of his to be killed , among the male infants about ...
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Page 50 - Chaldees' excellency, Shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; And owls shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there.
Page 48 - THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him ; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut...
Page 345 - But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Page 201 - Arise, shine ; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Page 399 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Page 115 - Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks [62 weeks]: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Page 174 - BRETHREN, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures ; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
Page 220 - Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ...
Page 54 - This is the interpretation of the thing : MENE ; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL ; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES ; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Page 201 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.