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... observed by many zealous Christians— and among them by Mr. Hinds - a writer whose good sense and piety are borne witness to in the preface to the second edition of Milman's History of the Jews that inspiration , or divine influence ...
... observed by many zealous Christians— and among them by Mr. Hinds - a writer whose good sense and piety are borne witness to in the preface to the second edition of Milman's History of the Jews that inspiration , or divine influence ...
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... observe with what credulity Christians have joined in the praises bestowed by the Hebrews on their prominent men ... observed that the history of the Hebrews " is first the history of a man , then of one family , and then of a nation ...
... observe with what credulity Christians have joined in the praises bestowed by the Hebrews on their prominent men ... observed that the history of the Hebrews " is first the history of a man , then of one family , and then of a nation ...
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... observed that a name of this sort , in an age when names were actually significant , appears more likely to have been borne by a married woman than by a girl . The Jews say that the name of Iscah was changed to Sarai on account of her ...
... observed that a name of this sort , in an age when names were actually significant , appears more likely to have been borne by a married woman than by a girl . The Jews say that the name of Iscah was changed to Sarai on account of her ...
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... observed that the Arabian Bedouins have no oxen ; but sheep and goats are very common among them ; still there are families that have only camels . But the Hebrew patriarchs had oxen ; which indicates that , though nomades , and imbued ...
... observed that the Arabian Bedouins have no oxen ; but sheep and goats are very common among them ; still there are families that have only camels . But the Hebrew patriarchs had oxen ; which indicates that , though nomades , and imbued ...
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... observed , that in the Septuagint version , Jehovah is translated by the word Kuptos - which signifies Lord . The Jewish notion is explained in the Talmud , on the authority of Rabbi Nathan Ben Isaac , who is reported to say , In this ...
... observed , that in the Septuagint version , Jehovah is translated by the word Kuptos - which signifies Lord . The Jewish notion is explained in the Talmud , on the authority of Rabbi Nathan Ben Isaac , who is reported to say , In this ...
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Page 461 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them. As the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast, for all is vanity. "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Page 81 - And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning.
Page 574 - The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Page 377 - Who is David ? and who is the son of Jesse ? there be many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be ? So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
Page 186 - And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it : whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death...
Page 142 - And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Page 181 - And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Page 382 - And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die ? And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Page 404 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 366 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.