The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... Jews . It commenced with the new moon of our August ( the reasons for this statement will be given in the article MONTHS ) , and always had 30 days . This month is pre- eminent in the Jewish calendar as the period of the most signal ...
... Jews . It commenced with the new moon of our August ( the reasons for this statement will be given in the article MONTHS ) , and always had 30 days . This month is pre- eminent in the Jewish calendar as the period of the most signal ...
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... Jews and most other nations , and therefore the Egyptians considered themselves ceremonially defiled if they ate with any strangers . The second passage is Gen. xlvi . 34. Joseph is telling his brethren how to conduct themselves when ...
... Jews and most other nations , and therefore the Egyptians considered themselves ceremonially defiled if they ate with any strangers . The second passage is Gen. xlvi . 34. Joseph is telling his brethren how to conduct themselves when ...
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... Jews by birth , customary in their days , and in further adopting and wrote and spoke in the Jewish idiom , fre- what may be considered an argument e concessis , quently thus cite the Old Testament , intending were employing the most ...
... Jews by birth , customary in their days , and in further adopting and wrote and spoke in the Jewish idiom , fre- what may be considered an argument e concessis , quently thus cite the Old Testament , intending were employing the most ...
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... Jews ( Luke xvi . 22 , 23 ; John i . 18 ; xiii . 23 ) , and occurs in such a manner as to show that to lie next below , or in the bosom ' of the master of the feast , was considered the most favoured place , and was usually assigned to ...
... Jews ( Luke xvi . 22 , 23 ; John i . 18 ; xiii . 23 ) , and occurs in such a manner as to show that to lie next below , or in the bosom ' of the master of the feast , was considered the most favoured place , and was usually assigned to ...
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... Jews , and is one of their places in pil- grimage . History notices another Ecbatana , in Pales- tine , at the foot ... Jews petitioned that search might be made in the king's treasure - house at Babylon , for the decree which Cyrus had ...
... Jews , and is one of their places in pil- grimage . History notices another Ecbatana , in Pales- tine , at the foot ... Jews petitioned that search might be made in the king's treasure - house at Babylon , for the decree which Cyrus had ...
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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