Bible Biography: Or, The Lives and Characters of the Principal Personages Recorded in the Sacred Writings; Practically Adapted to the Instruction of Youth and Private Families; Together with an Appendix, Containing Thirty Dissertations on the Evidences of Divine Revelation from Timpson's Key to the Bible; Being a Complete Summary of Biblical Knowledge, Carefully Condensed and Compiled from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [etc.] ...Robert Sears R. Sears, 1842 - 491 pages |
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... formed man out of the dust of the ground to rule over and enjoy it . How gracious was this conduct of the ALMIGHTY in first creating everything necessary for the convenience and comfort of man , and then leaving him nothing to do but to ...
... formed man out of the dust of the ground to rule over and enjoy it . How gracious was this conduct of the ALMIGHTY in first creating everything necessary for the convenience and comfort of man , and then leaving him nothing to do but to ...
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... formed on the subject of the origin of moral and natural evil , but what can be plainer than the account given of it in the Bible ? Evil exists , and here we are informed how it originally happened , not by the order and direction of ...
... formed on the subject of the origin of moral and natural evil , but what can be plainer than the account given of it in the Bible ? Evil exists , and here we are informed how it originally happened , not by the order and direction of ...
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... formed . The hopes of Eve soon proved illusory , and , therefore , when she brought forth her next son , she gave him the appellation of Abel , which signifies vanity . As these sons grew up to maturity , a strong diversity appeared in ...
... formed . The hopes of Eve soon proved illusory , and , therefore , when she brought forth her next son , she gave him the appellation of Abel , which signifies vanity . As these sons grew up to maturity , a strong diversity appeared in ...
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... formation of these lay , partly at least , upon Cain , and as the use of iron and other metals was then unknown , we may well suppose that with tools made of wood , agri- culture could not be a very easy employment . What must have ...
... formation of these lay , partly at least , upon Cain , and as the use of iron and other metals was then unknown , we may well suppose that with tools made of wood , agri- culture could not be a very easy employment . What must have ...
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... formed marriages with them . From improper connexions nothing but evil can proceed . Indiscreet marriages are the sources of numerous calamities which disturb society and imbitter private life . The attractive influence of these women ...
... formed marriages with them . From improper connexions nothing but evil can proceed . Indiscreet marriages are the sources of numerous calamities which disturb society and imbitter private life . The attractive influence of these women ...
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Abimelech Abraham Ahab ALMIGHTY ancient apostle appears Babylon Balaam behold Bible blessed brethren brother called Canaan character child Christian church circumstance command conduct David death declaration disciples Divine Revelation doctrine duty earth Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha enemies Esau evil Exod faith father favor fear Gehazi Gibeon glorious glory gospel hand hath heart heaven Hebrew holy honor human idolatry inspired instruction Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob JEHOVAH Jerusalem JESUS CHRIST Jews Joseph Judea judgment king kingdom land LORD manner mercy MESSIAH mind miracle Moab monarch Moses nations Noah Old Testament patriarch persons Pharaoh Pharisees Philistines piety pious possessed priest prince promise prophecy prophet received REDEEMER religion rendered righteousness sacred sacrifice salvation Samuel Sarepta Saul SAVIOUR says Scriptures servant sins solemn Solomon sons soul spirit Syria thee things thou tion translation truth unto whole wisdom word