The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... considered elsewhere [ CAIN ] . To the name Abel a twofold interpre- tation has been given . Its primary significa- tion is weakness or vanity . By another render- ing it signifies grief or lamentation , both meanings being justified by ...
... considered elsewhere [ CAIN ] . To the name Abel a twofold interpre- tation has been given . Its primary significa- tion is weakness or vanity . By another render- ing it signifies grief or lamentation , both meanings being justified by ...
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... considered as descrip- tive , and not predictive . It will here be necessary to consider the a some , who are willing to consider citations in- troduced with the expression then was ful- filled ' as nothing more than accommodations ...
... considered as descrip- tive , and not predictive . It will here be necessary to consider the a some , who are willing to consider citations in- troduced with the expression then was ful- filled ' as nothing more than accommodations ...
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... considered an argument e concessis , quently thus cite the Old Testament , intending were employing the most persuasive mode of o more by this mode of speaking , than that the oratory , and the one most likely to prove words of such an ...
... considered an argument e concessis , quently thus cite the Old Testament , intending were employing the most persuasive mode of o more by this mode of speaking , than that the oratory , and the one most likely to prove words of such an ...
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... considered his claim superior to that of his eldest brother Amnon , who is supposed to have been born while his father was in a private station ; but not to that of Absalom , who was not only his elder brother , and born while his ...
... considered his claim superior to that of his eldest brother Amnon , who is supposed to have been born while his father was in a private station ; but not to that of Absalom , who was not only his elder brother , and born while his ...
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... considered as her son as well as Abraham's , until Isaac was born . In like manner Rachel , having no children , gave her handmaid Bilhah to her husband , who had by her Dan and Naph- tali ( Gen. xxx . 5-9 ) ; on which his other wife ...
... considered as her son as well as Abraham's , until Isaac was born . In like manner Rachel , having no children , gave her handmaid Bilhah to her husband , who had by her Dan and Naph- tali ( Gen. xxx . 5-9 ) ; on which his other wife ...
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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