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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... gave names according to their qualities , were properly paired , but Adam , the lord of all , was alone . The benevolent and all - wise Creator acknowledged that this state was not good for man . In solitude we may enjoy GOD , but it is ...
... gave names according to their qualities , were properly paired , but Adam , the lord of all , was alone . The benevolent and all - wise Creator acknowledged that this state was not good for man . In solitude we may enjoy GOD , but it is ...
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... gave me of the tree , and I did eat . " The woman that THOU gavest me . And why was she given to him ? Was it not for his comfort and advantage ? Was it not that he should , by training her mind to a sense of religious duty , have in ...
... gave me of the tree , and I did eat . " The woman that THOU gavest me . And why was she given to him ? Was it not for his comfort and advantage ? Was it not that he should , by training her mind to a sense of religious duty , have in ...
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... gave him the appellation of Abel , which signifies vanity . As these sons grew up to maturity , a strong diversity appeared in their tempers . The eldest was morose , selfish , and envious ; the younger was gentle , yielding , and pious ...
... gave him the appellation of Abel , which signifies vanity . As these sons grew up to maturity , a strong diversity appeared in their tempers . The eldest was morose , selfish , and envious ; the younger was gentle , yielding , and pious ...
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... gave him a dismissal as honorable to himself as it was instructive to mankind . To convince them that holiness only was acceptable with him , and that he had prepared for those who love him a mansion of glory , he caused Enoch to be ...
... gave him a dismissal as honorable to himself as it was instructive to mankind . To convince them that holiness only was acceptable with him , and that he had prepared for those who love him a mansion of glory , he caused Enoch to be ...
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... gave the name of Haran , or Charran , in commemo- Iration of their brother . Here Terah died , at the great age of two hundred and five years , being the oldest of the postdiluvians except Job . FENCED CITY . The ALMIGHTY , who had ...
... gave the name of Haran , or Charran , in commemo- Iration of their brother . Here Terah died , at the great age of two hundred and five years , being the oldest of the postdiluvians except Job . FENCED CITY . The ALMIGHTY , who had ...
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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