Notes, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Genesis: Designed as a General Help to Biblical Reading and Instruction. Vol. I.Gould, Newman & Saxton, 1839 - 364 pages |
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... the rites , ceremonies , monuments , and cos- tumes of the East ; and this , whether we regard the Engravings or Notes , both of which are full of new and 1 * PREFACE . means of explication absolutely impossible.—An exception, ...
... the rites , ceremonies , monuments , and cos- tumes of the East ; and this , whether we regard the Engravings or Notes , both of which are full of new and 1 * PREFACE . means of explication absolutely impossible.—An exception, ...
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... regard to the connection of parts , it may be con- sidered , to the mere reader or interpreter of the sacred volume , who wishes to obtain a clear , connected view of the chain of narrative , precept , prophecy , or ar- gument of a ...
... regard to the connection of parts , it may be con- sidered , to the mere reader or interpreter of the sacred volume , who wishes to obtain a clear , connected view of the chain of narrative , precept , prophecy , or ar- gument of a ...
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... regard to the antiquity and authority of the Chaldee paraphrases , and treat as they deserve the idle Rabbinical conceits , with which they are interspersed , we may admit , at the same time , that they are of considerable value in the ...
... regard to the antiquity and authority of the Chaldee paraphrases , and treat as they deserve the idle Rabbinical conceits , with which they are interspersed , we may admit , at the same time , that they are of considerable value in the ...
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... regard to these , there will be no bias from party zeal to either side of the question ; which cannot be said of the translations which have been made since the rise of Protestantism , either by Protestants or Papists . From the fact of ...
... regard to these , there will be no bias from party zeal to either side of the question ; which cannot be said of the translations which have been made since the rise of Protestantism , either by Protestants or Papists . From the fact of ...
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... regard to what might be urged from the original , the very indefinite sentence was pronounced in favour of the Vulgate , that in all disputes it should be held for authentic , ut pro authentica habeatur . ' ' On the whole , therefore ...
... regard to what might be urged from the original , the very indefinite sentence was pronounced in favour of the Vulgate , that in all disputes it should be held for authentic , ut pro authentica habeatur . ' ' On the whole , therefore ...
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Abimelech Abra Abraham Abram Adam Admah animal Apostle appear Arabs Asshur beast begat Behold Bible bitumen blessed Cain called Canaan Chal Christ Chron covenant creatures Dead Sea Deut divine doubtless earth Egypt evil expression eyes Ezek faith father favour flesh God's ground Haran hath heart heaven Hebrew implies inhabitants Ishmael Israel Japheth Jehovah Josephus kind king land language living Lord Luke ment mercy Moses mountains narrative nature Noah Note on Gen original word Pentateuch perhaps phrase Pict plain present probably promise prophet Prov reason remarkable rendered righteous salt Sarah Scriptures seed sense Septuagint serpent servant Shem Shinar signifies Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah sons soul spirit suppose tent Terah term thee thing thou shalt tion translation tree tribes unto vale of Siddim verse waters whole wife Zoar
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Page 264 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Page 70 - Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD GOD had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath GOD said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden...
Page 100 - If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Page 131 - By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Page 323 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is 'turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Page 104 - When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 166 - 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. For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Page 323 - Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven ; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Page 68 - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself; for no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church ; for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Page 206 - But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.