Brief observations upon some of the first chapters of the Book of Genesis [signed J.P.].1827 |
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... evidently meant to be received literally , lest they obscure the plain man's path , and then find it inter- minable to themselves , from having been wise above what was written ? It is settled that the language of Scripture is both ...
... evidently meant to be received literally , lest they obscure the plain man's path , and then find it inter- minable to themselves , from having been wise above what was written ? It is settled that the language of Scripture is both ...
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... evidently without design , by a prophet long subsequent to Moses . It is prefaced , at the 28th verse , by the declaration , that " There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets , and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall ...
... evidently without design , by a prophet long subsequent to Moses . It is prefaced , at the 28th verse , by the declaration , that " There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets , and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall ...
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... evidently intermixed in it . And as we are apparently allowed to scan all the information that is avowedly given to us , may we not , without presumption , conjecture that our Creator and Preserver , having purged the earth from its ...
... evidently intermixed in it . And as we are apparently allowed to scan all the information that is avowedly given to us , may we not , without presumption , conjecture that our Creator and Preserver , having purged the earth from its ...
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... evidently favoured of God . And why the brothers of Canaan , so as to include Ham's whole progeny , should be excluded from that favour , and continue without the pale of the blessed God of Shem , remains to be ac- counted for . Genesis ...
... evidently favoured of God . And why the brothers of Canaan , so as to include Ham's whole progeny , should be excluded from that favour , and continue without the pale of the blessed God of Shem , remains to be ac- counted for . Genesis ...
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... evidently prized the birth - right , and Esau , according to Scripture mention , despised it ; that which led to Christ was despised by him ; and the New Testament corroborates this by calling him the profane Esau . Nor do we hear of ...
... evidently prized the birth - right , and Esau , according to Scripture mention , despised it ; that which led to Christ was despised by him ; and the New Testament corroborates this by calling him the profane Esau . Nor do we hear of ...
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Abel Adam Adam's genealogy angels appears apprehension Arabia bad seed behold birth-right blessing of Isaac bond-woman born brother Cain Cain and Abel Cain's called Canaan Canaanites celestial cerning chap chapter of Genesis children of men corn and wine corrupt covenant curse declaration degrees of glory Deity descendants dominion Edom Edomites enmity ephah Esau evil flesh free-woman fulfilment giants given glory Isaac his father Ishmael Ishmael and Esau Israel Israelites Jacob Jacob's posterity Japhet Jews kingdom literal Lord hath indignation Mahometan mentioned mercy Mount Seir multiplied conception Nabatheans nations Noah Padan-aram parable prime blessing profane history prophecy prophets race Rebekah saith the Lord Saracens Sarah Satan Satan's seed Saviour Scripture serpent servants Seth Shem Shinar sixth chapter sons sons of Noah sorrow spirit suppose sword take a wife tares thou shalt thy seed verse wheat woman woman's seed womb word