The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... reference , shedding its collected light on almost all scriptural subjects , and furnishing a brief , but clear and compendious histo ry of the most remarkable events and personages mentioned in the Bible , it cannot fail , when ...
... reference , shedding its collected light on almost all scriptural subjects , and furnishing a brief , but clear and compendious histo ry of the most remarkable events and personages mentioned in the Bible , it cannot fail , when ...
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... reference , as a thesaurus of most valuable information on the numerous articles of which it treats . It is to be hoped that many will think of it as a rich new year's present , that will be specially acceptable to all who love the ...
... reference , as a thesaurus of most valuable information on the numerous articles of which it treats . It is to be hoped that many will think of it as a rich new year's present , that will be specially acceptable to all who love the ...
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... reference to some of the cosmological notions which the Hebrews entertained in common with other Eastern nations . It was believed that the abyss , or sea of fathomless waters , encompassed the whole earth . The earth floated on the ...
... reference to some of the cosmological notions which the Hebrews entertained in common with other Eastern nations . It was believed that the abyss , or sea of fathomless waters , encompassed the whole earth . The earth floated on the ...
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... reference . Citations of this description are apparently very frequent through- out the whole New Testament , but especially in the Epistle to the Hebrews . | ACCOMMODATION various modes in which the prophecies of the Old Testament are ...
... reference . Citations of this description are apparently very frequent through- out the whole New Testament , but especially in the Epistle to the Hebrews . | ACCOMMODATION various modes in which the prophecies of the Old Testament are ...
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... reference to an account given in a former work of the sayings and doings of Jesus Christ before his ascension , its author proceeds to conduct us to an acquaintance with the circumstances at- tending that event , the conduct of the ...
... reference to an account given in a former work of the sayings and doings of Jesus Christ before his ascension , its author proceeds to conduct us to an acquaintance with the circumstances at- tending that event , the conduct of the ...
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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