The Popular Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature: Condensed from the Larger WorkGould and Lincoln, 1856 - 800 pages |
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... viii . 15 ; Gal . iv . 6 ) . 1. AB'DON ( a servant ) , the son of Hillel , of the tribe of Ephraim , and tenth judge of Israel . He succeeded Elon , and judged Israel eight years . Nothing is recorded of him but that he had forty sons ...
... viii . 15 ; Gal . iv . 6 ) . 1. AB'DON ( a servant ) , the son of Hillel , of the tribe of Ephraim , and tenth judge of Israel . He succeeded Elon , and judged Israel eight years . Nothing is recorded of him but that he had forty sons ...
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... viii . 31 ; Rev. ix . 1 , 2 , 11 ; xx . 1 , 3 ; comp . 2 Pet . ii . 4 ) . In the Revelation the authorized version invariably renders it ' bottomless pit , ' elsewhere ' deep . ' Most of these uses of the word are explained by reference ...
... viii . 31 ; Rev. ix . 1 , 2 , 11 ; xx . 1 , 3 ; comp . 2 Pet . ii . 4 ) . In the Revelation the authorized version invariably renders it ' bottomless pit , ' elsewhere ' deep . ' Most of these uses of the word are explained by reference ...
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... viii . 15 , 23 ; ix . 4 ; Gal . iv . 5 ; Eph . i . 5 ) ; but no example of the act occurs . The term signifies the placing as a son of one who is not so by birth . The practice of adoption had its origin in the desire for male offspring ...
... viii . 15 , 23 ; ix . 4 ; Gal . iv . 5 ; Eph . i . 5 ) ; but no example of the act occurs . The term signifies the placing as a son of one who is not so by birth . The practice of adoption had its origin in the desire for male offspring ...
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... viii . 1-8 ) . ADULTERY , in the symbolical language of the Old Testament , means idolatry and apostacy from the worship of the true God ( Jer . iii . 8 , 9 ; Ezek . xvi . 32 ; xxiii . 37 ; also Rev. ii . 22 ) . Hence an Adulteress ...
... viii . 1-8 ) . ADULTERY , in the symbolical language of the Old Testament , means idolatry and apostacy from the worship of the true God ( Jer . iii . 8 , 9 ; Ezek . xvi . 32 ; xxiii . 37 ; also Rev. ii . 22 ) . Hence an Adulteress ...
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... viii . 3 , 5 . AGATE , a precious or rather ornamental stone , which was one of those in the breast - plate of the high - priest ( Exod . xxviii . 19 , xxxix . 12 ) . This stone is popularly known in this country under the name of ...
... viii . 3 , 5 . AGATE , a precious or rather ornamental stone , which was one of those in the breast - plate of the high - priest ( Exod . xxviii . 19 , xxxix . 12 ) . This stone is popularly known in this country under the name 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