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... seen " the river Kishon , that ancient river , the river Kishon ? " or the tent of Abraham , on the plains of Mamre , with the vene- rable patriarch sitting " in the tent - door in the heat of the day ? " And who has not gazed on " the ...
... seen " the river Kishon , that ancient river , the river Kishon ? " or the tent of Abraham , on the plains of Mamre , with the vene- rable patriarch sitting " in the tent - door in the heat of the day ? " And who has not gazed on " the ...
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... seen in sandy plains about noon , resembling a large lake of water in motion , and is occasioned by the reverberation of the sunbeams . It sometimes tempts thirsty travellers out of their way , but deceives them when they come near ...
... seen in sandy plains about noon , resembling a large lake of water in motion , and is occasioned by the reverberation of the sunbeams . It sometimes tempts thirsty travellers out of their way , but deceives them when they come near ...
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... seen him righteous before him in his gene- ration . But , jealous for the honour of God , and com- miserating the moral wretchedness of his fellow men , Noah became a preacher of righteousness . Thus , when mankind were about to be ...
... seen him righteous before him in his gene- ration . But , jealous for the honour of God , and com- miserating the moral wretchedness of his fellow men , Noah became a preacher of righteousness . Thus , when mankind were about to be ...
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... seen resting upon the national condition of these children of Ham . For ages past , they have been brought from the inte- rior , and sold as slaves . Their condition is uniformly represented as deplorable beyond description . All along ...
... seen resting upon the national condition of these children of Ham . For ages past , they have been brought from the inte- rior , and sold as slaves . Their condition is uniformly represented as deplorable beyond description . All along ...
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... seen , the country of Eden was situated . 2. The waters of the deluge were formed , not only by the opening of the windows of heaven , or the fall- ing of rain ; but by the breaking up of the fountains of the great deep , or the swell ...
... seen , the country of Eden was situated . 2. The waters of the deluge were formed , not only by the opening of the windows of heaven , or the fall- ing of rain ; but by the breaking up of the fountains of the great deep , or the swell ...
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Abraham Amorites ancient appears Arabia Arabs Ararat Assyria Babylon beautiful border built called Canaan Canaanites canton celebrated Christian Chron David deluge descendants described Deut divine dwelt earth east Edom Egypt encamped Euphrates fertile furlongs Galilee Greek Hebrew hence Hermon hills Holy hundred inhabitants Israel Israelites Japhet Jericho Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua journey Judah Judea king kingdom lake land of Canaan land of Shinar latter Lebanon Lord mentioned Mesopotamia miles Moab Moses Mount Mount Hor Mount Seir mountains nations neighbourhood Noah Palestine passage Philistines plain possessed probably prophet province rain Red Sea Rehoboam rendered river Romans ruins sacred Samaria says Scripture Shem Shinar side Sinai situation Solomon stones stood Strabo summit supposed Syria temple thou Tigris tion took tower town travellers trees tribe tribe of Manasseh Turks Tyre unto valley wall whence whole wilderness
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Page 15 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Page 86 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 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 398 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from.
Page 385 - I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me : I girded thee, though thou hast not known me : that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and •'/••.-• is none else. I form the light, and create darkness : I make peace, and create evil : I the LORD do all these things.
Page 286 - Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Page 237 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you: and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Page 96 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 386 - This shall be written for the generation to come : And the people which shall be created . Shall praise THE LORD.
Page 230 - So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings : he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
Page 354 - Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.