The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... tion , from Shem the son of Noah . His father pastoral life . The rich pastures in that part of was Terah , who had two other sons , Nahor and the country tempted Abraham to form his first Haran . Haran died prematurely before his ...
... tion , from Shem the son of Noah . His father pastoral life . The rich pastures in that part of was Terah , who had two other sons , Nahor and the country tempted Abraham to form his first Haran . Haran died prematurely before his ...
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... tion , the name of Isaac was given to him [ ISAAC ] . This greatly altered the position of Ishmael , and appears to have created much ill - feeling both on his part and that of his mother towards the child ; which was in some way ...
... tion , the name of Isaac was given to him [ ISAAC ] . This greatly altered the position of Ishmael , and appears to have created much ill - feeling both on his part and that of his mother towards the child ; which was in some way ...
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... tion of the subject , to bear in mind the distinc- tion not only between accommodated passages and such as must be properly explained ( as those which are absolutely adduced as proofs ) , but also between such passages and those which ...
... tion of the subject , to bear in mind the distinc- tion not only between accommodated passages and such as must be properly explained ( as those which are absolutely adduced as proofs ) , but also between such passages and those which ...
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... tion ( probably Israelites ) as he now received from Samuel . The unusual mode in which his death was inflicted strongly supports this conclusion . AGAGITE , used as a Gentile name for Ama- lekite in Est . iii . 1 , 10 ; viii . 3 , 5 ...
... tion ( probably Israelites ) as he now received from Samuel . The unusual mode in which his death was inflicted strongly supports this conclusion . AGAGITE , used as a Gentile name for Ama- lekite in Est . iii . 1 , 10 ; viii . 3 , 5 ...
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... tion of mariners . It was erected at a cost of 800 talents , which , if Attic , would amount to 165,000l . , if Alexandrian , to twice that sum . It was a wonder in those times , when such erections were almost unknown ; but , in itself ...
... tion of mariners . It was erected at a cost of 800 talents , which , if Attic , would amount to 165,000l . , if Alexandrian , to twice that sum . It was a wonder in those times , when such erections were almost unknown ; but , in itself ...
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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