The narrative connected with the Pyramids is most touching; on that account the writer proposes giving the life of the builder as she describes these wonderful monuments of antiquity. She has never attempted writing for publication before, therefore she humbly prays the reader to be indulgent and to overlook all errors and shortcomings, and to believe that this volume is brought before the world simply to uphold the truth of the Holy Bible which has recorded the narrative; and the appositeness of St. Paul's assertion, that God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought the things that are.

CONTENTS.

Chap.

I. JOSEPH-THE BUILDER

II. MOSES-THE RECORDER

III. TOWER OF BABEL-THE MODel

IV. THE PYRAMIDS AS GRANARIES

V. THE HEBREWS IN EGYPT

VI. THE SPHINX-THE ENTRANCE

VII. MISSION OF MOSES IN THE EAST

VIII. MISSION OF MOSES IN THE WEST

IX. GRANARIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

X. DEATH OF MOSES.

XI. RECORD OF FAMINES

XII. APOTHEOSIS OF MOSES.

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I. THE GREAT FAMINE IN EGYPT

II. THE TRANSLATION OF THE SEPTUAGINT

III. HERODOTUS ON THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

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STOREHOUSES OF THE KING.

CHAPTER I.

JOSEPH-THE BUILDER.

JOSEPH was the son of Jacob's old age, and con-
sequently he loved him more than any of his other
sons, by which Joseph incurred the envy and hatred
of his brothers, and they, knowing that the lad
carried evil reports of their conduct to their father,
determined to do him some harm. Besides, Joseph
was always having strange dreams, which he related
to his father in the presence of his brothers, which
dreams were interpreted to mean
to mean some great ad-
vancement in the life of the dreamer. The brothers
watched for an opportunity to get rid of this
favourite child. The opportunity presented itself,
and they availed themselves of it. Jacob sent
Joseph to see the state of affairs in the field where
the flocks were fed, and to bring him word; so
Joseph, in obedience to his father's command, went,
and when the brothers who were guarding the flocks
saw him approaching, they agreed to kill him. But