The Hebrew People: Or, The History and Religion of the Israelites, from the Origin of the Nation to the Time of Christ; Deduced from the Writings of Moses, and Other Inspired Authors, and Illustrated by Copious References to the Ancient Records, Traditions, and Mythology of the Heathen World, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850 |
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... Evil - He is finally deposed , and Jerusalem destroyed - Chro- nological Table . NOTES . Geographical Extent of the King- dom of Judah - High Places - The Burning for Asa - The Letter of Elijah - The Sacrifice of Children to Moloch ...
... Evil - He is finally deposed , and Jerusalem destroyed - Chro- nological Table . NOTES . Geographical Extent of the King- dom of Judah - High Places - The Burning for Asa - The Letter of Elijah - The Sacrifice of Children to Moloch ...
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... Evil - Merodach succeeds to the Throne of Babylon - He delivers Jehoiachin from Prison , and ho- nours him - Belshazzar succeeds to the Throne - His Feast- The Handwriting on the Wall - Explained by Daniel - Bel- shazzar's Death - A ...
... Evil - Merodach succeeds to the Throne of Babylon - He delivers Jehoiachin from Prison , and ho- nours him - Belshazzar succeeds to the Throne - His Feast- The Handwriting on the Wall - Explained by Daniel - Bel- shazzar's Death - A ...
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... evil policy , and continued his efforts for the enlargement of his power . During his residence in Egypt , he appears to have stood high in the favour of the king , which probably fur- nishes the reason why Shishak , when he invaded ...
... evil policy , and continued his efforts for the enlargement of his power . During his residence in Egypt , he appears to have stood high in the favour of the king , which probably fur- nishes the reason why Shishak , when he invaded ...
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... evil in the sight of the Lord , and walked in the way of his father . " ( 1 Kings xv . 26. ) In the second year of his reign , he assembled his army , and laid siege to Gibbethon , a town in the tribe of Dan , which appears at this time ...
... evil in the sight of the Lord , and walked in the way of his father . " ( 1 Kings xv . 26. ) In the second year of his reign , he assembled his army , and laid siege to Gibbethon , a town in the tribe of Dan , which appears at this time ...
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... evil . In this extre- mity Asa had recourse to the fatal policy of subsidizing a foreign power to act against his Hebrew brethren . In con- sequence of this arrangement , the king of Syria marched an army into the north part of the ...
... evil . In this extre- mity Asa had recourse to the fatal policy of subsidizing a foreign power to act against his Hebrew brethren . In con- sequence of this arrangement , the king of Syria marched an army into the north part of the ...
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Page 512 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 419 - And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Page 422 - And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
Page 494 - And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Page 695 - Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
Page 531 - UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Page 467 - And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Page 479 - But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction : for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Page 568 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Page 568 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.