Cyclopædia of biblical literature, abridged [by J. Taylor] from the larger work [ed.] by J. Kitto1849 |
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... took its name from the chief town , Abila . Its situation is in some degree determined by that of the town ; but its precise limits and extent remain unknown . Northward it must have reached beyond the Upper Barrada , in order to ...
... took its name from the chief town , Abila . Its situation is in some degree determined by that of the town ; but its precise limits and extent remain unknown . Northward it must have reached beyond the Upper Barrada , in order to ...
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... took to his own harem a woman who had been a concubine - wife of Saul . This act , from the ideas connected with the harem of a deceased king , was not only a great impro- priety , but was open to the suspicion of a poli- tical design ...
... took to his own harem a woman who had been a concubine - wife of Saul . This act , from the ideas connected with the harem of a deceased king , was not only a great impro- priety , but was open to the suspicion of a poli- tical design ...
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... took possession of the throne without opposition . Among those who had joined him was Ahithophel , who had been David's counsellor , and whose profound sagacity caused his counsels to be regarded like oracles in Israel . This defection ...
... took possession of the throne without opposition . Among those who had joined him was Ahithophel , who had been David's counsellor , and whose profound sagacity caused his counsels to be regarded like oracles in Israel . This defection ...
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... took advantage of the civil war between An- tiochus Philometor and Antiochus Cyzicenus to besiege Ptolemais , as the only maritime city in those parts , except Gaza , which he had not sub- dued ; but the siege was raised by Ptolemy ...
... took advantage of the civil war between An- tiochus Philometor and Antiochus Cyzicenus to besiege Ptolemais , as the only maritime city in those parts , except Gaza , which he had not sub- dued ; but the siege was raised by Ptolemy ...
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... took immediate measures to discover the criminal . As in other cases , the matter was referred to the Lord by the lot , and the lot ultimately indicated the actual criminal . The conscience - stricken offender then confessed his crime ...
... took immediate measures to discover the criminal . As in other cases , the matter was referred to the Lord by the lot , and the lot ultimately indicated the actual criminal . The conscience - stricken offender then confessed his crime ...
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Abimelech Abraham Acts Ahaz altar Ammonites Amorites ancient animals Apostle appears Arabia Arabs Asia Assyria Babylon called Canaan Christ Christian Chron church comp Damascus David death denote Deut divine East Edom Egypt Egyptian epistle Euphrates Exod Ezek Ezra father favour Greek Hebrew Hebron high-priest holy inhabitants Israel Israelites Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Joab Jordan Josephus Josh Judæa Judah Judg king land latter Lord Luke Matt means ment mentioned Meroë Moses mountains nations natural occurs Palestine passages Paul period Persian persons Philistines possession present priests probably prophet reign rendered Roman sacred Scripture seems Solomon species stone supposed Syria temple Testament thou tion town tree tribe tribe of Judah viii word worship writers xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvii
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Page 300 - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed, and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them : And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel ; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Page 373 - For this child I prayed ; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him : Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD ; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD.
Page 26 - And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Page 334 - Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
Page 350 - And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Page 281 - Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Page 280 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening: and he drank of the brook.
Page 208 - Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apollos ; and I of Cephas ; and I of Christ.
Page 322 - And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you...
Page 293 - And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who ? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou earnest, and have blessed him ? yea, and he shall be blessed.