The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... took its name from the chief , town , Abila . Its situation is in some degree determined by that of the town ; but its precise limits and extent remain unknown . Northward it must have reached beyond the Upper Barrada , in order to ...
... took its name from the chief , town , Abila . Its situation is in some degree determined by that of the town ; but its precise limits and extent remain unknown . Northward it must have reached beyond the Upper Barrada , in order to ...
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... took to his own harem a woman who had been a concubine - wife of Saul . This act , from the ideas connected with the harem of a deceased king , was not only a great impro- priety , but was open to the suspicion of a poli- tical design ...
... took to his own harem a woman who had been a concubine - wife of Saul . This act , from the ideas connected with the harem of a deceased king , was not only a great impro- priety , but was open to the suspicion of a poli- tical design ...
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... took possession of the throne without opposition . Among those who had joined him was Ahithophel , who had been David's counsellor , and whose profound sagacity caused his counsels to be regarded like oracles in Israel . This defection ...
... took possession of the throne without opposition . Among those who had joined him was Ahithophel , who had been David's counsellor , and whose profound sagacity caused his counsels to be regarded like oracles in Israel . This defection ...
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... took advantage of the civil war between An- tiochus Philometor and Antiochus Cyzicenus to besiege Ptolemais , as the only maritime city in those parts , except Gaza , which he had not sub- dued ; but the siege was raised by Ptolemy ...
... took advantage of the civil war between An- tiochus Philometor and Antiochus Cyzicenus to besiege Ptolemais , as the only maritime city in those parts , except Gaza , which he had not sub- dued ; but the siege was raised by Ptolemy ...
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... took place . ' It must at the same time be admitted that this distinction in regard to the formula of quotation is not acknowledged by the majority of com- mentators , either of those who admit or of those who deny the theory of ...
... took place . ' It must at the same time be admitted that this distinction in regard to the formula of quotation is not acknowledged by the majority of com- mentators , either of those who admit or of those who deny the theory of ...
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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