The ancient nation: a sign and a wonder, by the author of 'The knights of the Frozen sea'.1874 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 60
Page 4
... fact remained ; and a very pleasant fact it was . Some said that he inherited this disposition from his mother ; but she had died before the family came into the neighbourhood ; and as her husband never mentioned her name , this ...
... fact remained ; and a very pleasant fact it was . Some said that he inherited this disposition from his mother ; but she had died before the family came into the neighbourhood ; and as her husband never mentioned her name , this ...
Page 9
... facts , " he said .. " You know , at any rate , how in Rome's later times vast hordes of barbarians swept over the land one after another , and how Rome was besieged and taken many and many a time ; how there was a Gothic kingdom of ...
... facts , " he said .. " You know , at any rate , how in Rome's later times vast hordes of barbarians swept over the land one after another , and how Rome was besieged and taken many and many a time ; how there was a Gothic kingdom of ...
Page 10
... fact , what country has not ? Perhaps the Chinese may best suit your views ; yet even in China the three religions tell of invasions and revolutions . You could not say of any Chinese with certainty that he is descended from some ...
... fact , what country has not ? Perhaps the Chinese may best suit your views ; yet even in China the three religions tell of invasions and revolutions . You could not say of any Chinese with certainty that he is descended from some ...
Page 11
... fact for you . " " I see you mean that the Jews are an unmixed race , and about the only one , Mrs. Conway , " Martin said . " Well , but surely they have intermarried at any rate . Why , Solomon himself had an Egyptian wife ; and Ruth ...
... fact for you . " " I see you mean that the Jews are an unmixed race , and about the only one , Mrs. Conway , " Martin said . " Well , but surely they have intermarried at any rate . Why , Solomon himself had an Egyptian wife ; and Ruth ...
Page 12
... repeated , smiling sig- nificantly , " it might be worth your while , Mr. Martin , just to enquire into that , and yours too , Harry , as you don't seem to know . " " Well , but , remarkable as the fact is 12 A PREJUDICE .
... repeated , smiling sig- nificantly , " it might be worth your while , Mr. Martin , just to enquire into that , and yours too , Harry , as you don't seem to know . " " Well , but , remarkable as the fact is 12 A PREJUDICE .
Contents
191 | |
202 | |
209 | |
217 | |
225 | |
235 | |
244 | |
250 | |
81 | |
92 | |
102 | |
111 | |
121 | |
128 | |
140 | |
149 | |
157 | |
166 | |
174 | |
182 | |
260 | |
268 | |
277 | |
285 | |
295 | |
305 | |
315 | |
325 | |
334 | |
342 | |
349 | |
357 | |
Other editions - View all
The Ancient Nation: A Sign and a Wonder, by the Author of 'The Knights of ... Ancient Nation No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham answered Antiochus Archelaus asked Babylon began believe Bible blessed brethren brother called captivity CHAPTER Christian Conway course Crown 8vo dare say David death doubt Egypt Eleazar enemies Ezra faith father favour feast Florus friends God's Harry heard heathen Herod high priest holy hundred Hyrcanus Idumeans Israel Israelites Jaddua Janet Jerusalem Jewish Jews John of Gischala Josephus Judah Judas Judea king kingdom land length lived look Lord Maccabees mamma Mariamne Martin Mattathias Messiah Moses mother nation never once perhaps Phasael poor promise prophecy prophets Ptolemy reign remember replied returned Roman Sadducees Sanballat seems sent Septuagint shew siege Simon Solomon soon sort speak Stewart story suppose Syria Talmud tell temple things thought thousand Tiberias Titus told took tribes turn verse Vespasian whole wonder words worship Zerubbabel
Popular passages
Page 43 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Page 367 - And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee...
Page 35 - And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Page 166 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy, (Jesus Christ) 25.
Page 194 - Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. "And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all : and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
Page 195 - And the king of the South shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the North: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
Page 45 - By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 45 - And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17 That in blessing I will bless thee...
Page 367 - I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul ; that then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee.
Page 133 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!