 | A. M - 1797 - 358 pages
...nothing which renders the supposition of a change in the earth's axis necessary. He only says, that " the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down a whole day," which Would be accomplished without any change of the earth's axis, and by the bare stoppage... | |
 | John Wilkins - 1802 - 292 pages
...still. And Joshua said*, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a •whole day. And there was no day like that, before it, or after it. In which place likewise there are divers phrases... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 548 pages
...sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies ; so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go dozen about a whole day y y and there was no day like that before it or after it. The thing which Joshua... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? so the sun stoo J3 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 430 pages
...-people had avenged themselves upon their enemies : is not this written in the book of Jaaher ? so the sun Stood still in. the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that, before it or after it that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man... | |
 | sir William Drummond (bart.) - 1811 - 546 pages
...five intercalated days were typified. The meaning of the allegory then comes out clearly enough. So the Sun stood still in the midst of Heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. The mystical writers of the East did not alway* strictly understand 24 hours by a day. In fact, they... | |
 | James Wood - 1813 - 632 pages
...stopping the course both of the sun and moon, adds, ' Is not this ' written in the book of Jasher ? So • the sun stood still in the midst of ' heaven, and hasted not to go down, ' about a whole day.1 Grotius is of opinion, that this book was a triumphant song made with a design to celebrate the... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1868 - 602 pages
...stayed, until the nation was avenged upon its enemies. Is this not written in the book of Jasher ? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.' (x. 12, 13.) In this passage its being said that the sun stood still upon Gibeon, and the moon in the... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 606 pages
...war, it pleased God to display his sovereign power over the universe in a most remarkable manner: *' The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day (r). n This signal miracle seems to have been particularly directed against the prevailing worship... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 578 pages
...it pleased God to display his sovereign power over the universe in a most remarkable manner: .'•'< The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day (r)." This signal miracle seems to have been particularly directed against the prevailing worship of... | |
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And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies: is not this written in the book of Jasher ? so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 
