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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... prophets . He hath not indeed regained for us the terrestrial Eden and the tree of life , which constituted the principal glory of that happy spot ; but he hath procured for us a right " to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst ...
... prophets . He hath not indeed regained for us the terrestrial Eden and the tree of life , which constituted the principal glory of that happy spot ; but he hath procured for us a right " to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst ...
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... prophet , and he appears to have been the first who obtained that honorable character . as berth . In his time the world was become sadly corrupted and given to idolatry ; so soon did sin and infidelity spread among the sons of men ...
... prophet , and he appears to have been the first who obtained that honorable character . as berth . In his time the world was become sadly corrupted and given to idolatry ; so soon did sin and infidelity spread among the sons of men ...
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... prophetic signs will be clear and striking to considerate and religious minds , yet upon the generality of men they will have no effect . " Blessed are those servants , therefore , whom when the LORD cometh he shall find watching ...
... prophetic signs will be clear and striking to considerate and religious minds , yet upon the generality of men they will have no effect . " Blessed are those servants , therefore , whom when the LORD cometh he shall find watching ...
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... prophet Hosea gives this comment upon the circumstance : " By his strength Jacob had power with GOD : yea , he had power over the angel and prevailed ; he wept , and made supplication unto him . " Hos . xii . 3 , 4 . When the sun was up ...
... prophet Hosea gives this comment upon the circumstance : " By his strength Jacob had power with GOD : yea , he had power over the angel and prevailed ; he wept , and made supplication unto him . " Hos . xii . 3 , 4 . When the sun was up ...
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... prophet persisted in the action he was led to adopt . After this he said unto Joseph , " Behold I die , but God shall be with you , and bring you again unto the land of your fathers . Moreover , I have given to thee one portion above ...
... prophet persisted in the action he was led to adopt . After this he said unto Joseph , " Behold I die , but God shall be with you , and bring you again unto the land of your fathers . Moreover , I have given to thee one portion above ...
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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