The Literary Man's Bible: A Selection of Passages from the Old Testament, Historic, Poetic and Philosophic, Illustrating Hebrew LiteratureWilliam Leonard Courtney Chapman and Hall, 1908 - 414 pages |
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... according to which some books were included and others excluded from the sacred Canon , and it is possible , though not certain , that we may have to come down as late as to the ninth century A.D. for the final arrangement of the Canon ...
... according to which some books were included and others excluded from the sacred Canon , and it is possible , though not certain , that we may have to come down as late as to the ninth century A.D. for the final arrangement of the Canon ...
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... according to the results of archæological study , on the Euphrates and Tigris , a highly - developed culture in the Babylonian Lowland , a district about the size of Italy . Earlier than this date we move only amongst mists . But we ...
... according to the results of archæological study , on the Euphrates and Tigris , a highly - developed culture in the Babylonian Lowland , a district about the size of Italy . Earlier than this date we move only amongst mists . But we ...
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... According to the usages of the time , if the tribe or the nation was overwhelmed by a foreign nation , its own god was over- whelmed by the god belonging to the conquerors . If INTRO . § 6 ] ISAIAH AND PROPHETIC RELIGION 29.
... According to the usages of the time , if the tribe or the nation was overwhelmed by a foreign nation , its own god was over- whelmed by the god belonging to the conquerors . If INTRO . § 6 ] ISAIAH AND PROPHETIC RELIGION 29.
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... According to the philosopher of Königsberg , pure reason could never prove the existence of God , any more than it could prove the immortality of the soul , or the existence of a world of metaphysical truth . Nevertheless , the ...
... According to the philosopher of Königsberg , pure reason could never prove the existence of God , any more than it could prove the immortality of the soul , or the existence of a world of metaphysical truth . Nevertheless , the ...
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... according to the best of his ability . Indeed , one of the most curious features in the history of the Jew is his steady and earnest repudiation of the Greek culture . " Cursed is the man who allows his son to learn Grecian wisdom ...
... according to the best of his ability . Indeed , one of the most curious features in the history of the Jew is his steady and earnest repudiation of the Greek culture . " Cursed is the man who allows his son to learn Grecian wisdom ...
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Abraham Ahab Amorites angel answered Balaam Balak behold blessed brethren bring brought called Canaan chariots children of Israel cometh commanded daughter David delivered destroy dwell earth Egypt Egyptians Elijah Elohistic enemies Esau Esther evil eyes father fear gate Haman Hammedatha hast thou hear heard hearken heart heaven Hebrew iniquity Isaiah Jacob Jehoshaphat Jeremiah Jerusalem Jews Joab Joseph Joshua Judah king king's lifted LORD hath LORD of hosts LORD said unto maketh Midian Moab Mordecai Moses mountains mouth Nebuchadnezzar pass Pharaoh Philistines praise pray thee prophets Psalm Purim righteousness saith the LORD Samaria Samuel Saul sent shalt thou Shechem shew Shushan Sisera sons soul spake unto spirit stood sword thereof thine hand thing thou art thou hast thou shalt thy servant took unto the LORD unto thee voice waters Wherefore wife words Zion
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Page 237 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 39 - And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every, tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 365 - I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 221 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 240 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 253 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 257 - Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning : and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God : for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 41 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast done this, Thou art cursed above all cattle, And above every beast of the field; Upon thy belly shalt thou go, And dust shalt thou eat All the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed] It shall bruise thy head, And thou shalt bruise his heel.
Page 334 - I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going...
Page 84 - And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: he took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.