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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... soon see , the cause of all the evil and misery which have covered the earth from the beginning of the world to this day . In the following narratives we shall often have occasion to observe how very happy it has been for men to adhere ...
... soon see , the cause of all the evil and misery which have covered the earth from the beginning of the world to this day . In the following narratives we shall often have occasion to observe how very happy it has been for men to adhere ...
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... soon destroys the sense of duty and the dread of punishment . The serpent proceeds to excite her wish into action by a declaration well suited to operate upon her ambitious mind . " For GoD doth know , " saith he , " that in the day ye ...
... soon destroys the sense of duty and the dread of punishment . The serpent proceeds to excite her wish into action by a declaration well suited to operate upon her ambitious mind . " For GoD doth know , " saith he , " that in the day ye ...
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... 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 their tempers . The eldest ...
... 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 their tempers . The eldest ...
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... soon clouded the first family of the world . Sin produced calamity in abundance , and one rash act imbittered the remaining years of our first parents . Intervals of delight and seasons of hope did , indeed , cheer their hearts , and ...
... soon clouded the first family of the world . Sin produced calamity in abundance , and one rash act imbittered the remaining years of our first parents . Intervals of delight and seasons of hope did , indeed , cheer their hearts , and ...
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... soon overtakes him , and a voice from heaven thus addresses him : " Where is Abel thy brother ? " The question , one might naturally suppose , would have pierced the inmost soul of the culprit , and have pro- duced a horrible dread , at ...
... soon overtakes him , and a voice from heaven thus addresses him : " Where is Abel thy brother ? " The question , one might naturally suppose , would have pierced the inmost soul of the culprit , and have pro- duced a horrible dread , at ...
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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