Anecdotes: Illustrative of a Select Passage in Each Chapter of the Old Testament, Volume 1Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1835 |
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Page 93
... present state of the valley , through which flows the Jordan , says , " Here and there stunted shrubs with difficulty vegetate upon this inanimate tract ; their leaves are covered with salt , which has nourished them , and their bark ...
... present state of the valley , through which flows the Jordan , says , " Here and there stunted shrubs with difficulty vegetate upon this inanimate tract ; their leaves are covered with salt , which has nourished them , and their bark ...
Page 193
... present . Among eastern nations it has always been usual to bring presents when people visit one another ; they never appear before a prince or great man , without having something to offer . Modern travellers tell us that , even when ...
... present . Among eastern nations it has always been usual to bring presents when people visit one another ; they never appear before a prince or great man , without having something to offer . Modern travellers tell us that , even when ...
Page 201
... present engagements and future prospects ! The transition of feeling to which the receipt of this letter gave rise , produced an effect almost as overwhelming as that which the report of his death had occasioned . The family mourning ...
... present engagements and future prospects ! The transition of feeling to which the receipt of this letter gave rise , produced an effect almost as overwhelming as that which the report of his death had occasioned . The family mourning ...
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