A cyclopædia of biblical geography, biography, natural history, and general knowledge, by J. Lawson and J.M. Wilson, Volume 1; Volume 49 |
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... Evidence of Chris- tianity . Third ed . 8vo . London , 1826 . The Records of the Creation , & c . Fifth ed . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1833 . The Moral Attributes of God , with reference to Jewish History , & c . 2 vols . 8vo . London ...
... Evidence of Chris- tianity . Third ed . 8vo . London , 1826 . The Records of the Creation , & c . Fifth ed . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1833 . The Moral Attributes of God , with reference to Jewish History , & c . 2 vols . 8vo . London ...
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... evidence of things not seen , " and which he explains to the Hebrews in this conclusive manner- - " By faith Abraham , when he was called to go out into a place which he shoul a most munificent manner to Abraham on her ac- count ...
... evidence of things not seen , " and which he explains to the Hebrews in this conclusive manner- - " By faith Abraham , when he was called to go out into a place which he shoul a most munificent manner to Abraham on her ac- count ...
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... evidence to the fact more convincing per- haps than even written testimony - it is a kind of eye - witness . ACHOR , à ́ - kůr , a valley not very far from Jeri- cho , near the river Jordan , in the allotment of the tribe of Benjamin ...
... evidence to the fact more convincing per- haps than even written testimony - it is a kind of eye - witness . ACHOR , à ́ - kůr , a valley not very far from Jeri- cho , near the river Jordan , in the allotment of the tribe of Benjamin ...
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... evidence to prove that the regal sepulchres of the Alexandrian monarchs were within the city . As repositories of the dead , they were consequently places of worship , whose dark and sub- terraneous caverns were aptly suited to the ...
... evidence to prove that the regal sepulchres of the Alexandrian monarchs were within the city . As repositories of the dead , they were consequently places of worship , whose dark and sub- terraneous caverns were aptly suited to the ...
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... evidence of the miracle . This extraordi- nary circumstance settled the question , as we hear of no more murmurings among the people . The almond - fruit is gathered in March throughout those districts of Syria in which the tree ...
... evidence of the miracle . This extraordi- nary circumstance settled the question , as we hear of no more murmurings among the people . The almond - fruit is gathered in March throughout those districts of Syria in which the tree ...
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Page 247 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Page 356 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, Shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation : Neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there ; Neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there ; And their houses shall be full of doleful creatures ; And owls shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there.
Page 428 - Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Page 311 - O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Page 335 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Page 342 - We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof: for there they that carried us away captive required of us a song ; And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, " Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Page 242 - Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands : so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought ; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
Page 3 - And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, "Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him...
Page 435 - Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Page 259 - Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly ; and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.