Conversations on the Bible: Between a Mother and Her ChildrenHarrison Hall, 1837 - 360 pages |
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Page 17
... amongst the religious rites of all nations , before their conversion to Christianity . We have no direct account of the origin of this mode of worship ; but we hesitate not to pronounce it of divine authority , because Adam was taught ...
... amongst the religious rites of all nations , before their conversion to Christianity . We have no direct account of the origin of this mode of worship ; but we hesitate not to pronounce it of divine authority , because Adam was taught ...
Page 29
... amongst the petty princes of the vale of Siddim . Journeying still farther south , Abraham came into Phi- listia on the border of the Mediterranean , and halted near Gerar , the residence of the king . Again he was tempted to represent ...
... amongst the petty princes of the vale of Siddim . Journeying still farther south , Abraham came into Phi- listia on the border of the Mediterranean , and halted near Gerar , the residence of the king . Again he was tempted to represent ...
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... amongst whom they lived . If Jacob should follow his example , she pathetically exclaimed , " what good shall my life do me ! " Persuaded by her complaints , and remembering that he had not himself been permitted to marry a Canaanitish ...
... amongst whom they lived . If Jacob should follow his example , she pathetically exclaimed , " what good shall my life do me ! " Persuaded by her complaints , and remembering that he had not himself been permitted to marry a Canaanitish ...
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... Amongst these were dreams ; which , though superstitiously observed by the orientalists , who were much addicted to emblems and signs , were often made subservient to the decrees of Providence . Pharaoh , on this occasion , was happily ...
... Amongst these were dreams ; which , though superstitiously observed by the orientalists , who were much addicted to emblems and signs , were often made subservient to the decrees of Providence . Pharaoh , on this occasion , was happily ...
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... Amongst those that presented themselves on this momentous occasion , came ten of the sons of Jacob , and prostrated themselves to the ground before the governor of Egypt - little imagining that he whom they now reverenced was their ...
... Amongst those that presented themselves on this momentous occasion , came ten of the sons of Jacob , and prostrated themselves to the ground before the governor of Egypt - little imagining that he whom they now reverenced was their ...
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham afflicted Ahaz altar amongst Amorites army Assyria Babylon Balaam became behold Bible blessing brethren brother brought called Canaan captivity Catherine Charles commanded covenant daughter David death delivered divine earth Egypt Elijah Elisha enemies Esau event Ezra Fanny father favour glory hand hath heart heathens heaven Hebrew holy honour hundred inhabitants Isaac Israel Israelites Jabesh-gilead Jacob Jehoiakim Jehovah Jephthah Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jews Joab Jordan Joseph Joshua Judah king king's land Levites lived Lord Medes mercy messenger miracle Moab monarch Mordecai Moses Mother nation Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh offered Pharaoh Philistines pious present priests prince promise prophecy prophet punishment received reign religion royal sacred sacrifice Samaria Samson Saul Scriptures sent servant shalt Shechem Sisera Solomon sons STORY supposed Syria tabernacle temple thee thou thousand throne tion tribes unto whilst whole wife worship Zedekiah