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Abraham affection aged answer appeared asked become behold believed blessed born bring brother brought called cause character child Christ Christian comfort command daughter death desire disciples doubt duty earth evil example eyes fail faith father favour fear feelings followed friends future give given God's hand happiness hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour hope humble husband Isaac Israel Jacob Jesus king knew land learned live look Lord Mary mind mother never once parents pass perhaps pious possession pray prayer present promise Rebekah received rest rich Sarah Saviour seems seen servant serve shew sight sisters sons soon sorrow spirit sure thee things thou thought told trial trust truth unto wife woman women young
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Page 107 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 68 - Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 189 - And when they saw him, they were amazed : and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Page 219 - And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
Page 117 - And the women said unto Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.
Page 62 - And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Page 146 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Page 156 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 25 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear ; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Page 54 - My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Holy Women of Old |
| Author | Marianne Parrott |
| Published | 1863 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 Oct 2006 |
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