Notes, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Genesis: Designed as a General Help to Biblical Reading and Instruction, Volume 1M.H. Newman, 1850 - 444 pages |
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... Patriarchs , chap . 5 . 5. State of the World immediately preceding the Deluge , chap . 6,7 . 1—5 . 6 . The Deluge ... Patriarchs , chap . 47. 27. - 50 . Almough it cannot reasonably be questioned that this book , as well as the rest of ...
... Patriarchs , chap . 5 . 5. State of the World immediately preceding the Deluge , chap . 6,7 . 1—5 . 6 . The Deluge ... Patriarchs , chap . 47. 27. - 50 . Almough it cannot reasonably be questioned that this book , as well as the rest of ...
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... patriarchs or their immediate descendants , and prèserved by their posterity until the time of Moses , may have been the sources to which he had recourse in constructing his narrative . He may have collected these , with additions from ...
... patriarchs or their immediate descendants , and prèserved by their posterity until the time of Moses , may have been the sources to which he had recourse in constructing his narrative . He may have collected these , with additions from ...
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... patriarchs here mentioned , but it is not absolutely certain that he was the longest liver of the children of Adam . Among the multitudes of whom no information is given some might have exceeded him in this respect . 22. Enoch walked ...
... patriarchs here mentioned , but it is not absolutely certain that he was the longest liver of the children of Adam . Among the multitudes of whom no information is given some might have exceeded him in this respect . 22. Enoch walked ...
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... patriarchs to have died , the inference is plain , though the text itself does not clearly assert it , that he must have been exempted from the common lot of humanity in making his exit from the earth . This is made absolutely cer- 29 ...
... patriarchs to have died , the inference is plain , though the text itself does not clearly assert it , that he must have been exempted from the common lot of humanity in making his exit from the earth . This is made absolutely cer- 29 ...
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... patriarchs who were separated from the posterity of Cain and formed the visible church . The appellation no doubt has reference to Gen. 4. 26 , where the same class of persons are said to be ' called by the name of the Lord ; ' i . e ...
... patriarchs who were separated from the posterity of Cain and formed the visible church . The appellation no doubt has reference to Gen. 4. 26 , where the same class of persons are said to be ' called by the name of the Lord ; ' i . e ...
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Abimelech Abra Abraham Abram Adam animal Apostle appear Arabs Asshur beast begat Behold Bible blessed Cain called Canaan Chal Christ Chron covenant creatures Deut divine doubtless earth Egypt Euphrates evil expression eyes Ezek faith father favour flesh given Haran hath heart heaven Hebrew implies inhabitants Ishmael Israel Japheth Jehovah kind king land language living Lord Luke mercy Moses mountains narrative nature Noah note on Gen original passage patriarch Pentateuch perhaps phrase Pict plain present probably promise prophet Prov reason remarkable rendered righteous river sacred Sarah Scriptures seed sense Septuagint serpent servant Shem Shinar signifies Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah sons sons of Noah soul spirit supposed tent Terah term thee thing thou shalt tion translation tree tribes unto vale of Siddim verse Vulgate waters whole wife word
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Page 346 - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Page 302 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 153 - For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field : and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Page 55 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Page 358 - And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 98 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Page 164 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Page 72 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel ; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness ; whose end shall be according to their works.
Page 95 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Page 163 - Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you : and the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.