Conversations on the Bible: Between a Mother and Her ChildrenHarrison Hall, 1837 - 360 pages |
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... brethren . ' Fanny . Then Ham , I suppose , did not deserve a bless- ing ? 99 Mother . You are right . The Supreme Disposer of events is always just . Ham had himself a bad disposi- tion ; but his posterity , who were chiefly implicated ...
... brethren . ' Fanny . Then Ham , I suppose , did not deserve a bless- ing ? 99 Mother . You are right . The Supreme Disposer of events is always just . Ham had himself a bad disposi- tion ; but his posterity , who were chiefly implicated ...
Page 29
... Not his sister as we understand that appella- tion , but as it is commonly used in scripture , where rela- tives of the same stock are called brethren , or sisters , 30 BIRTH OF ISAAC . though not children of the 3 * ABRAHAM AT GERAR. ...
... Not his sister as we understand that appella- tion , but as it is commonly used in scripture , where rela- tives of the same stock are called brethren , or sisters , 30 BIRTH OF ISAAC . though not children of the 3 * ABRAHAM AT GERAR. ...
Page 34
... brethren . " And now that the prophecy might be fulfilled , the hand of providence conducted him to the desert , where he grew up and " became an archer " or a wild man . His children , the Arabs , are a savage race . To this day they ...
... brethren . " And now that the prophecy might be fulfilled , the hand of providence conducted him to the desert , where he grew up and " became an archer " or a wild man . His children , the Arabs , are a savage race . To this day they ...
Page 37
... brethren ; thus intimating to Rebekah whence he came . The name of Abraham , her relation , was familiar to Rebekah . Delighted to see one of his household , she ran to tell her family all that had occurred at the well ; de- scribing ...
... brethren ; thus intimating to Rebekah whence he came . The name of Abraham , her relation , was familiar to Rebekah . Delighted to see one of his household , she ran to tell her family all that had occurred at the well ; de- scribing ...
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... brethren . To return to our narrative . In the fortieth year of his age , Isaac was married to Rebekah ; and in the sixtieth , his only children , Esau and Jacob , were born ( B. C. 1837 ) . The boys grew , and displayed very different ...
... brethren . To return to our narrative . In the fortieth year of his age , Isaac was married to Rebekah ; and in the sixtieth , his only children , Esau and Jacob , were born ( B. C. 1837 ) . The boys grew , and displayed very different ...
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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