The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 81
... called Scribes or Writers and very soon those that were called the " Prophets " or the " Wise . " Now any man who possessed a kind of skill that was hard to acquire called it a " mystery " and treated it as such . He transmitted it to ...
... called Scribes or Writers and very soon those that were called the " Prophets " or the " Wise . " Now any man who possessed a kind of skill that was hard to acquire called it a " mystery " and treated it as such . He transmitted it to ...
Page 121
... called " ruddy " in the Book of Lamentations and it will scarcely be urged that the word means blond or fair - haired in this passage . And again the very Bridegroom who so emphatically calls himself " black , " is called " white and ...
... called " ruddy " in the Book of Lamentations and it will scarcely be urged that the word means blond or fair - haired in this passage . And again the very Bridegroom who so emphatically calls himself " black , " is called " white and ...
Page 175
... called him elsewhere , the master of the house was at home . The cool of the evening found him in the court of his house or on the roof in his family circle . It was one of the pleasantest hours of the day and was often passed in mere ...
... called him elsewhere , the master of the house was at home . The cool of the evening found him in the court of his house or on the roof in his family circle . It was one of the pleasantest hours of the day and was often passed in mere ...
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