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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... whole earth was beautiful and fertile , yet to manifest his goodness to man , and to evince his right over him , " GOD planted a garden eastward in Eden , and there he put man , whom he had formed , that he should dress and keep it ...
... whole earth was beautiful and fertile , yet to manifest his goodness to man , and to evince his right over him , " GOD planted a garden eastward in Eden , and there he put man , whom he had formed , that he should dress and keep it ...
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... whole world . He stood the representative of the human race , and , in some respects , that of all ani- mated nature , and even of the globe itself . Death was to be the consequence of his transgression , not only to himself and his ...
... whole world . He stood the representative of the human race , and , in some respects , that of all ani- mated nature , and even of the globe itself . Death was to be the consequence of his transgression , not only to himself and his ...
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... whole narrative ! How should we learn to crush every envious and jealous principle in the bud , lest it rankle in our hearts , and render us miserable to ourselves and odious to all around us ! In Abel we perceive the beauty and excel ...
... whole narrative ! How should we learn to crush every envious and jealous principle in the bud , lest it rankle in our hearts , and render us miserable to ourselves and odious to all around us ! In Abel we perceive the beauty and excel ...
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... whole human race as but one man , " the thought of whose heart was only evil continually . ” The seat of iniquity is undoubtedly in the heart , whence proceeds every species of crime ; but it is a dreadful thing when a man is so lost to ...
... whole human race as but one man , " the thought of whose heart was only evil continually . ” The seat of iniquity is undoubtedly in the heart , whence proceeds every species of crime ; but it is a dreadful thing when a man is so lost to ...
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... whole counsel of GOD with fidelity . He did not conceal his divine commission through fear , or pervert it from a regard to personal convenience or advan- tage ; but he protested with earnestness against the sins of his contemporaries ...
... whole counsel of GOD with fidelity . He did not conceal his divine commission through fear , or pervert it from a regard to personal convenience or advan- tage ; but he protested with earnestness against the sins of his contemporaries ...
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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