The History of the Bible, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1835 |
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Page 37
... probably long anterior to that era , other passages of Scripture have , however , in- structed us . We learn , from the Book of Job , that when the foundations of the earth were laid , " the morning stars sang together , and all the ...
... probably long anterior to that era , other passages of Scripture have , however , in- structed us . We learn , from the Book of Job , that when the foundations of the earth were laid , " the morning stars sang together , and all the ...
Page 50
... Probably he desired , that those " mor- ning stars " which surround his throne should obtain a clear insight into his glorious proceedings . There is nothing un- worthy of God in this ; since we know , upon the authority of Scripture ...
... Probably he desired , that those " mor- ning stars " which surround his throne should obtain a clear insight into his glorious proceedings . There is nothing un- worthy of God in this ; since we know , upon the authority of Scripture ...
Page 51
... probably did so for the purpose of instituting " the holy estate of matri- mony , " by showing that man and woman were created for mutual support and kindness . The speech of our first fa- ther , indeed , appears to meet the difficulty ...
... probably did so for the purpose of instituting " the holy estate of matri- mony , " by showing that man and woman were created for mutual support and kindness . The speech of our first fa- ther , indeed , appears to meet the difficulty ...
Page 54
... probably planted near * The reader who is curious on this head , is recommended to consult Carver's learned Discourse of the Terrestrial Paradise , with Patrick's Commentary on the twentieth chapter of Genesis . it , and called the tree ...
... probably planted near * The reader who is curious on this head , is recommended to consult Carver's learned Discourse of the Terrestrial Paradise , with Patrick's Commentary on the twentieth chapter of Genesis . it , and called the tree ...
Page 66
... probably adapted him ; whilst Abel , a more gentle and delicate spe- cimen of human nature , devoted his time to the tending of flocks . In like manner , Cain appears from the first to have been haughty , arrogant , and rebellious ...
... probably adapted him ; whilst Abel , a more gentle and delicate spe- cimen of human nature , devoted his time to the tending of flocks . In like manner , Cain appears from the first to have been haughty , arrogant , and rebellious ...
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Page 180 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 73 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark...
Page 52 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 153 - I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac ; the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it and to thy seed ; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south ; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Page 58 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Page 275 - Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Page 169 - And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Page 280 - ... in their schools of philosophy. Accordingly there was a Presumption against chnst the Gospel in its first announcement. A Jewish peasant claimed to be the promised Deliverer, in whom all the nations of the Earth were to be blessed.
Page 58 - Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Page 270 - Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.