The women of Israel; or, Characters and sketches from the holy Scriptures, and Jewish history, Volume 11845 |
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... whole BIBLE , to the nations at large ; when civilisation gradually followed . If , then , the situation of even Christian women was so uncertain , and but too often so degraded , for nearly fourteen cen- turies after the advent of ...
... whole BIBLE , to the nations at large ; when civilisation gradually followed . If , then , the situation of even Christian women was so uncertain , and but too often so degraded , for nearly fourteen cen- turies after the advent of ...
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... whole history of the Bible . A new era is dawning for us . Persecution and intolerance have in so many lands ceased to predomi- nate , that Israel may once more breathe in freedom ; the law need no longer be preached in darkness , and ...
... whole history of the Bible . A new era is dawning for us . Persecution and intolerance have in so many lands ceased to predomi- nate , that Israel may once more breathe in freedom ; the law need no longer be preached in darkness , and ...
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... whole must be true or none . It is not because much may appear obscure , or even contradictory in the sacred narrative , that we are to pro- nounce it false , or mystify and poetise it as an allegory . We are simply to believe , and ...
... whole must be true or none . It is not because much may appear obscure , or even contradictory in the sacred narrative , that we are to pro- nounce it false , or mystify and poetise it as an allegory . We are simply to believe , and ...
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... whole . Nor was this all : endowed with capabilities of love , happiness , and wisdom , as much above the other animals as the angelic nature is to man , still he needed more for the perfection of his felicity ; and God in his infinite ...
... whole . Nor was this all : endowed with capabilities of love , happiness , and wisdom , as much above the other animals as the angelic nature is to man , still he needed more for the perfection of his felicity ; and God in his infinite ...
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... whole creation had had its origin in that Omnific Love which CREATED to ENJOY , -called out of darkness and chaos a world teeming with life and beauty , that in- numerable sources of happiness might spring forth from what had before ...
... whole creation had had its origin in that Omnific Love which CREATED to ENJOY , -called out of darkness and chaos a world teeming with life and beauty , that in- numerable sources of happiness might spring forth from what had before ...
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Page 282 - Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 188 - Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee ? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go.
Page 189 - And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.
Page 123 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Page 125 - And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Page 309 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming ? why tarry the wheels of his chariot...
Page 336 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me...
Page 95 - Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
Page 169 - Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Page 6 - In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them : in His love and in His pity He redeemed them ; and He bare them, and carried them all the days of old.