Texts from the holy Bible explained by the help of the ancient monuments, containing 160 drawings on wood chiefly by J. BonomiDay and Son, Limited, 1866 - 193 pages |
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... John , iv . 5 , the town is called Sychar , a name meaning Falsehood ; which had , probably , been given to it by the Jews , in reproach for its inhabitants not wor- shipping at the temple in Jerusalem . JUDGES , XV . 20 . " And he ...
... John , iv . 5 , the town is called Sychar , a name meaning Falsehood ; which had , probably , been given to it by the Jews , in reproach for its inhabitants not wor- shipping at the temple in Jerusalem . JUDGES , XV . 20 . " And he ...
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... Oimenepthah I. The horizontal bar represents the vault of heaven . In this way the Egyptian described the stars as lamps hang- ing down from heaven . - From the Sarcophagus of Oime- nepthah in Sir John Soane's Museum . By the Jews 80.
... Oimenepthah I. The horizontal bar represents the vault of heaven . In this way the Egyptian described the stars as lamps hang- ing down from heaven . - From the Sarcophagus of Oime- nepthah in Sir John Soane's Museum . By the Jews 80.
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Samuel Sharpe. nepthah in Sir John Soane's Museum . By the Jews , as long as a man and his posterity were prosperous , his lamp was said to be shining in heaven . And when a man's family was destroyed , his lamp was said to be put out ...
Samuel Sharpe. nepthah in Sir John Soane's Museum . By the Jews , as long as a man and his posterity were prosperous , his lamp was said to be shining in heaven . And when a man's family was destroyed , his lamp was said to be put out ...
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... John , v . 2 . 3. B. The Fish Gate . 6. C. The Old Gate ; called Gate of Ephraim in chap . viii . 16 , and First Gate in Zech . xiv . 10 . Within this gate was a broad place , or market , called the Street of the Gate in 2 Chron . xxxii ...
... John , v . 2 . 3. B. The Fish Gate . 6. C. The Old Gate ; called Gate of Ephraim in chap . viii . 16 , and First Gate in Zech . xiv . 10 . Within this gate was a broad place , or market , called the Street of the Gate in 2 Chron . xxxii ...
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... the sculptures on the sarcophagus of Oimenepthah , king of Egypt , now in Sir John Soane's museum . They are of four classes , as here seen . The wavy lines represent the water . They are often mentioned in the Bible , but in. 90 JOB .
... the sculptures on the sarcophagus of Oimenepthah , king of Egypt , now in Sir John Soane's museum . They are of four classes , as here seen . The wavy lines represent the water . They are often mentioned in the Bible , but in. 90 JOB .
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Page 149 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains...
Page 145 - And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
Page 31 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Page 179 - It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
Page 103 - 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 178 - For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Page 40 - Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Page 193 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Page 35 - And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim ; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD : and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
Page 71 - And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, "I have offended ; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear.