A Short History of the Hebrews to the Roman PeriodMacmillan, 1901 - 324 pages |
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... described to us in narratives which were compiled in their present form about a thousand years later than the events they describe , and of which therefore , as Prof. G. A. Smith truly observes , " it is simply impossible for us at this ...
... described to us in narratives which were compiled in their present form about a thousand years later than the events they describe , and of which therefore , as Prof. G. A. Smith truly observes , " it is simply impossible for us at this ...
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... described as historical works ( e.g. Chronicles , Ezra , and Nehemiah , which were originally com- bined in a single book ) . Others , such as Esther and Ruth , seem to be historical only in form , and may be regarded as ' studies ' of ...
... described as historical works ( e.g. Chronicles , Ezra , and Nehemiah , which were originally com- bined in a single book ) . Others , such as Esther and Ruth , seem to be historical only in form , and may be regarded as ' studies ' of ...
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... described the supposed ancestry of the Hebrew people , but even those current traditions of the Semitic tribes which dealt with the origin of man and of the universe itself . The Old Testament accordingly begins with an account of the ...
... described the supposed ancestry of the Hebrew people , but even those current traditions of the Semitic tribes which dealt with the origin of man and of the universe itself . The Old Testament accordingly begins with an account of the ...
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... described as historical works ( e.g. Chronicles , Ezra , and Nehemiah , which were originally com- bined in a single book ) . Others , such as Esther and Ruth , seem to be historical only in form , and may be regarded as ' studies ' of ...
... described as historical works ( e.g. Chronicles , Ezra , and Nehemiah , which were originally com- bined in a single book ) . Others , such as Esther and Ruth , seem to be historical only in form , and may be regarded as ' studies ' of ...
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... described as invoking a benediction not upon Shem himself but upon Jahveh the God of Shem ( ix . 26 ) , as if to intimate that the special privilege of Shem's descend- ants would consist in their knowledge and worship of the true God ...
... described as invoking a benediction not upon Shem himself but upon Jahveh the God of Shem ( ix . 26 ) , as if to intimate that the special privilege of Shem's descend- ants would consist in their knowledge and worship of the true God ...
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Page 87 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Page 75 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings; so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Page 76 - And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness ? for there is no bread, neither is there any water ; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
Page 109 - And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them ; and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
Page 282 - By the torture, prolonged from age to age, "By the infamy, Israel's heritage, "By the Ghetto's plague, by the garb's disgrace, "By the badge of shame, by the felon's place, "By the branding-tool, the bloody whip, "And the summons to Christian fellowship, — "We boast our proof that at least the Jew "Would wrest Christ's name from the Devil's crew.
Page 121 - And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
Page 295 - Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill.
Page 62 - But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
Page 32 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Page 59 - And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: and they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.