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... Abraham most vividly to mind . Like our emeer , he dwelt in tents , and his dependents were encamped about him with their flocks and herds . There were not more than thirty tents at this encamp- ment , and , upon inquiry , I found , to ...
... Abraham most vividly to mind . Like our emeer , he dwelt in tents , and his dependents were encamped about him with their flocks and herds . There were not more than thirty tents at this encamp- ment , and , upon inquiry , I found , to ...
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... Abraham's family , they are his warriors in times of need , which , in one way or another , happens al- most daily . They seem to be attached to the emeer , or rath- er , perhaps , to his family name , rank , power , and honor . Their ...
... Abraham's family , they are his warriors in times of need , which , in one way or another , happens al- most daily . They seem to be attached to the emeer , or rath- er , perhaps , to his family name , rank , power , and honor . Their ...
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... Abraham , and Isaac , and Jacob , to mention no others , appear to have sealed their covenants on various oc- casions by eating . At first it may have been merely a friend- ly repast ; but having been associated for some time with the ...
... Abraham , and Isaac , and Jacob , to mention no others , appear to have sealed their covenants on various oc- casions by eating . At first it may have been merely a friend- ly repast ; but having been associated for some time with the ...
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... Abraham to this day , we shall find that relig ion has been inseparably interwoven with the secular affairs of the people . This important fact accounts , in a great meas- ure , for the present phenomena in regard to it . By a proc- ess ...
... Abraham to this day , we shall find that relig ion has been inseparably interwoven with the secular affairs of the people . This important fact accounts , in a great meas- ure , for the present phenomena in regard to it . By a proc- ess ...
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... Abraham , and Manoah , and many others besides the witch of Endor , were expert in getting up such impromptu feasts ; and our Saviour has given it a proverbial expression in the fatted calf of the " prodigal son . " Not only is this ...
... Abraham , and Manoah , and many others besides the witch of Endor , were expert in getting up such impromptu feasts ; and our Saviour has given it a proverbial expression in the fatted calf of the " prodigal son . " Not only is this ...
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Page 507 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped...
Page 222 - Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name...
Page 222 - And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
Page 185 - And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
Page 381 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Page 165 - Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
Page 594 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 209 - And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver; and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
Page 498 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Page 492 - Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto Him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. And He said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.