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... religion , the literature , and even the statistics of the Hebrews combined with the narrative of their rise and fall in the sacred land bestowed upon their fathers . 299909 In following out this scheme , he has made it A 2.
... religion , the literature , and even the statistics of the Hebrews combined with the narrative of their rise and fall in the sacred land bestowed upon their fathers . 299909 In following out this scheme , he has made it A 2.
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... Religion of the Ancient Hebrews cannot boast of a great va- riety of materials , because what of the subject is not known to the youngest reader of the Bible must be sought for in the writings of Rabbinical authors , who have ...
... Religion of the Ancient Hebrews cannot boast of a great va- riety of materials , because what of the subject is not known to the youngest reader of the Bible must be sought for in the writings of Rabbinical authors , who have ...
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... religion , romance , and chiv- alry . The reader will find in a narrow compass the substance of the extensive works of Fuller , Wilken , Michaud , and Mills . In the more modern part of this historical outline , in which the affairs of ...
... religion , romance , and chiv- alry . The reader will find in a narrow compass the substance of the extensive works of Fuller , Wilken , Michaud , and Mills . In the more modern part of this historical outline , in which the affairs of ...
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... Religion on the Progress of Society - Importance of the Subject to the pious Reader - Holy Places - Pilgrims - Grounds for Believing the Ancient Traditions on this Head - Constantine and the Empress Helena - Relics - Natural Scenery ...
... Religion on the Progress of Society - Importance of the Subject to the pious Reader - Holy Places - Pilgrims - Grounds for Believing the Ancient Traditions on this Head - Constantine and the Empress Helena - Relics - Natural Scenery ...
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... RELIGIOUS USAGES OF THE ANCIENT ] HEBREWS . Obscurity of the Subject - Learning issued from the Levitical Colleges- Schools of the Prophets - Music and Poetry - Meaning of the term Prophecy - Illustrated by References to the Old ...
... RELIGIOUS USAGES OF THE ANCIENT ] HEBREWS . Obscurity of the Subject - Learning issued from the Levitical Colleges- Schools of the Prophets - Music and Poetry - Meaning of the term Prophecy - Illustrated by References to the Old ...
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Page 204 - Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Page 193 - So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 65 - I will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 96 - BLESS the LORD, O my soul : And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, 0 my soul, And forget not all his benefits ; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 235 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 315 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Page 107 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 97 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 41 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Page 84 - And the people gave a shout, saying ; It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.