The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... observed by the Jews as a fast , in commemoration of the destruction of the first Temple : the 15th is the day ap- pointed for the festival of the wood - offering , in which the wood for the burnt - offering was stored up in the court ...
... observed by the Jews as a fast , in commemoration of the destruction of the first Temple : the 15th is the day ap- pointed for the festival of the wood - offering , in which the wood for the burnt - offering was stored up in the court ...
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... observed by all the troops when Jericho was taken , save by one man , Achan , a Judahite , who could not resist the temptation of secreting an ingot of gold , a quantity of silver , and a costly Babylonish garment , which he buried in ...
... observed by all the troops when Jericho was taken , save by one man , Achan , a Judahite , who could not resist the temptation of secreting an ingot of gold , a quantity of silver , and a costly Babylonish garment , which he buried in ...
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... observed that there are two narra- tives at the beginning of the Mosaic records , different in style and manner , distinct and inde- pendent ; at first sight somewhat discrepant , but when strictly examined , perfectly compatible , and ...
... observed that there are two narra- tives at the beginning of the Mosaic records , different in style and manner , distinct and inde- pendent ; at first sight somewhat discrepant , but when strictly examined , perfectly compatible , and ...
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... observed that this is not said of the order of serpents , as if it were a general property of them , but of that particular serpent . Indeed , this cunning craftiness , lying in wait to deceive ' ( Eph . iv . 14 ) , is the very ...
... observed that this is not said of the order of serpents , as if it were a general property of them , but of that particular serpent . Indeed , this cunning craftiness , lying in wait to deceive ' ( Eph . iv . 14 ) , is the very ...
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... observed in the intercalary Adar , and then celebrated with full splendour in the ensuing Adar . The forme of these two celebrations was then called the lesser , and the latter the great Purim . • ADA'SA , or ADARSA , called also by ...
... observed in the intercalary Adar , and then celebrated with full splendour in the ensuing Adar . The forme of these two celebrations was then called the lesser , and the latter the great Purim . • ADA'SA , or ADARSA , called also by ...
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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