Exhibition of the Works of Vassili VerestchaginAmerican art association, 1889 - 77 pages |
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... probably of Jewish origin . On the heights , where are some Roman ruins , Abraham fed his flocks , and here he divided them with his nephew Lot . Here Jacob slept , as the Arabs sleep now , with a stone for his pillow , and saw in a ...
... probably of Jewish origin . On the heights , where are some Roman ruins , Abraham fed his flocks , and here he divided them with his nephew Lot . Here Jacob slept , as the Arabs sleep now , with a stone for his pillow , and saw in a ...
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... probably built of the same inflammable material , the two places would in one minute have been transformed into an immense brazier . A vol- canic eruption , ordinarily followed by earthquakes , would probably have made the catastrophe ...
... probably built of the same inflammable material , the two places would in one minute have been transformed into an immense brazier . A vol- canic eruption , ordinarily followed by earthquakes , would probably have made the catastrophe ...
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... These put the Israelites to flight at once , so that the chief slaughter was probably on the heights , where the following day the bodies of Saul and his sons were found . 10. The Cave Endor . Before the battle , as 15.
... These put the Israelites to flight at once , so that the chief slaughter was probably on the heights , where the following day the bodies of Saul and his sons were found . 10. The Cave Endor . Before the battle , as 15.
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... probably the spring whose bitter water the prophet made sweet in answer to the complaint of the inhabitants : And the men of the city said unto Elisha , Behold , I pray thee , the situation of this city is pleasant , as my Lord seeth ...
... probably the spring whose bitter water the prophet made sweet in answer to the complaint of the inhabitants : And the men of the city said unto Elisha , Behold , I pray thee , the situation of this city is pleasant , as my Lord seeth ...
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... probably out of the same materials , was built a church dedicated to the Virgin , also now in ruins . The walls are thick and the stones very huge . Some of these stones , of unusual size , are identified , according to the legend ...
... probably out of the same materials , was built a church dedicated to the Virgin , also now in ruins . The walls are thick and the stones very huge . Some of these stones , of unusual size , are identified , according to the legend ...
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Page 39 - Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Page 25 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the • water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : 1 7 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Page 26 - the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Page 22 - And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
Page 30 - Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Page 37 - Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, " Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another...
Page 37 - And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings
Page 37 - Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Page 20 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
Page 12 - And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.