The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... ( probably where the temple afterwards stood ) , and there offer up in sacrifice the son of his affection , and the heir of so many hopes and promises , which his death must nullify . But Abraham's faith shrunk not , assured that what God ...
... ( probably where the temple afterwards stood ) , and there offer up in sacrifice the son of his affection , and the heir of so many hopes and promises , which his death must nullify . But Abraham's faith shrunk not , assured that what God ...
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... probably , any kind of reddish tint , as a beautiful human com- plexion ( Lam . iv . 7 ) ; but its various derivatives are applied to different objects of a red or brown therefore , is an appellative noun made into a hue , or ...
... probably , any kind of reddish tint , as a beautiful human com- plexion ( Lam . iv . 7 ) ; but its various derivatives are applied to different objects of a red or brown therefore , is an appellative noun made into a hue , or ...
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... probably with created spirits of su- perior orders , by which the mind would be ex- cited , its capacity enlarged , and its holy felicity continually increased . It is also to be remarked , that the narrative ( Gen. ii . 19 , 20 ) ...
... probably with created spirits of su- perior orders , by which the mind would be ex- cited , its capacity enlarged , and its holy felicity continually increased . It is also to be remarked , that the narrative ( Gen. ii . 19 , 20 ) ...
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... probably the naja tripudians is likewise an inhabitant of Arabia , if not of Egypt , although the assertion of the fact ( common in authors ) does not exclude a supposition that they take the two species to be only one . We are disposed ...
... probably the naja tripudians is likewise an inhabitant of Arabia , if not of Egypt , although the assertion of the fact ( common in authors ) does not exclude a supposition that they take the two species to be only one . We are disposed ...
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... probably , like the present inhabitants , broke up the ground with hoes , or simply dragged the moist mud with bushes after the seed had been thrown upon the surface . To this cultivation without ploughing Moses probably alludes ( Deut ...
... probably , like the present inhabitants , broke up the ground with hoes , or simply dragged the moist mud with bushes after the seed had been thrown upon the surface . To this cultivation without ploughing Moses probably alludes ( Deut ...
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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