The Syrian ChristHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 425 pages |
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... Lord . " The zûwar ( visitors ) remain at the holy shrine for one or two nights , or until the " pres- ence " is revealed ; that is , until the saint manifests himself . The prayerfully longed - for manifestation comes [ 15 ] BIRTH OF A ...
... Lord . " The zûwar ( visitors ) remain at the holy shrine for one or two nights , or until the " pres- ence " is revealed ; that is , until the saint manifests himself . The prayerfully longed - for manifestation comes [ 15 ] BIRTH OF A ...
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... Lord ap- peared unto him in a dream , saying , Joseph , thou son of David , fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost . And she shall bring forth a son , and thou shalt call his ...
... Lord ap- peared unto him in a dream , saying , Joseph , thou son of David , fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost . And she shall bring forth a son , and thou shalt call his ...
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... Lord . " Above and beyond all natural agencies , it was He who turned barrenness to fecundity and worked the mir- acle of birth . To us every birth was miracu- lous , and childlessness an evidence of divine disfavor . From this it may ...
... Lord . " Above and beyond all natural agencies , it was He who turned barrenness to fecundity and worked the mir- acle of birth . To us every birth was miracu- lous , and childlessness an evidence of divine disfavor . From this it may ...
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... Lord . " From the days of Israel to the present time , barrenness has been looked upon as a sign of divine disfavor , an intolerable calamity . Rachel's cry , " Give me children , or else I die , " does not exaggerate the agony of a ...
... Lord . " From the days of Israel to the present time , barrenness has been looked upon as a sign of divine disfavor , an intolerable calamity . Rachel's cry , " Give me children , or else I die , " does not exaggerate the agony of a ...
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... May He protect the blessed in- crease . " Of this I almost always think when I read the words of the psalmist , " The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof ! " Now I do not feel at all inclined to say [ 25 ] BIRTH OF A MAN CHILD.
... May He protect the blessed in- crease . " Of this I almost always think when I read the words of the psalmist , " The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof ! " Now I do not feel at all inclined to say [ 25 ] BIRTH OF A MAN CHILD.
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