The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... means to compel the attention of Joab to his case ; and through his means a com- plete reconciliation with the king was effected 2 Sam . xiii . xiv . ) . Absalom was now , by the death of his elder brothers , Amnon and Chileab , become ...
... means to compel the attention of Joab to his case ; and through his means a com- plete reconciliation with the king was effected 2 Sam . xiii . xiv . ) . Absalom was now , by the death of his elder brothers , Amnon and Chileab , become ...
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... means Adam , from their original state of rectitude , dignity , and happiness . Among the provisions of divine wisdom and goodness were two vegetable productions of wondrous qualities and mysterious significancy . the tree of life in ...
... means Adam , from their original state of rectitude , dignity , and happiness . Among the provisions of divine wisdom and goodness were two vegetable productions of wondrous qualities and mysterious significancy . the tree of life in ...
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... means of the temporary asphyxiation , or suspension of vitality , before noticed , and producing restoration to active life by liberating or throwing down . Thus we have the miraculous character of the prophet's mission shown by his ...
... means of the temporary asphyxiation , or suspension of vitality , before noticed , and producing restoration to active life by liberating or throwing down . Thus we have the miraculous character of the prophet's mission shown by his ...
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... means a faithless and impious genera- tion . ADUM'MIM , a place which is only twice named in Scripture . Once ( Josh . xv . 7 ) , where , from the context , it seems to indicate the border between Judah and Benjamin , and that it was an ...
... means a faithless and impious genera- tion . ADUM'MIM , a place which is only twice named in Scripture . Once ( Josh . xv . 7 ) , where , from the context , it seems to indicate the border between Judah and Benjamin , and that it was an ...
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... means literally to break the clods , and is so rendered in Isa . xxviii . 24 ; Hos . x . 11 : and for this purpose the means used have been already indicated . The passage in Job is , how- ever , important . It shows that this breaking ...
... means literally to break the clods , and is so rendered in Isa . xxviii . 24 ; Hos . x . 11 : and for this purpose the means used have been already indicated . The passage in Job is , how- ever , important . It shows that this breaking ...
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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