A Biblical Cyclopædia: Or, Dictionary of Eastern Antiquities, Geography, Natural History, Sacred Annals and Biography, Theology, and Biblical Literature, Illustrative of the Old and New TestamentsJohn Eadie Charles Griffin, 1868 - 690 pages |
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Abimelech Abraham Acts Ahaziah allusion altar Ammonites ancient animal apostle army Assyrian Babylon blessed called Canaan captivity Christ Christian church David death denote Deut divine earth east eastern Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah Exod Ezek Ezra faith father feast feet God's Gospel Greek heaven Hebrew Hebron Holy idolatry inhabitants Israel Israelites Jehovah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Jordan Josephus Josh Judah Judea Judg king kingdom land Lord Luke Matt means ment Messiah miles Moab Moses mountains nation Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh passage Paul peculiar Philistines priest probably prophecy prophet reference reign rendered Roman sacred Samaria Saul Saviour says Scripture signifies spirit supposed Syria temple term Testament tion tribe tribe of Judah tribe of Manasseh unto viii word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvii
Popular passages
Page 199 - But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Page 169 - Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
Page 164 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common ; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Page 170 - Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils : ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
Page 136 - Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, "I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that." And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Page 427 - When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick : 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Page 174 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment : But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment...
Page 233 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Page 394 - If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land : but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword : for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Page 455 - He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.