Old Testament NarrativesGeorge Henry Nettleton H. Holt, 1909 - 294 pages |
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George Henry Nettleton. meaning of significant Hebrew proper names or of obsolete English words . The text follows ... word " not " from the seventh commandment , and the " Vinegar Bible " of 1717 , which printed “ Vine- gar " for ...
George Henry Nettleton. meaning of significant Hebrew proper names or of obsolete English words . The text follows ... word " not " from the seventh commandment , and the " Vinegar Bible " of 1717 , which printed “ Vine- gar " for ...
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... word " Bible , " singular in usage , but plural in derivation , suggests at the outset that " The Book " is really a unified collection of books . The most casual reader cannot fail to note division not merely between the Old and New ...
... word " Bible , " singular in usage , but plural in derivation , suggests at the outset that " The Book " is really a unified collection of books . The most casual reader cannot fail to note division not merely between the Old and New ...
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... words of Moses , " afterwards expanded into the Ten Com- mandments . At all events , as the legal and cere- monial aspects of Hebrew life and religion devel- oped , there was a growing necessity for definite written documents . Broadly ...
... words of Moses , " afterwards expanded into the Ten Com- mandments . At all events , as the legal and cere- monial aspects of Hebrew life and religion devel- oped , there was a growing necessity for definite written documents . Broadly ...
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... word " Canon , " mean- ing in the original Greek a " straight rod , " is figu- ratively applied to those Scriptures ... words as invested with peculiar sanctity . During the period of the Babylonian exile , in the sixth century B.C. ...
... word " Canon , " mean- ing in the original Greek a " straight rod , " is figu- ratively applied to those Scriptures ... words as invested with peculiar sanctity . During the period of the Babylonian exile , in the sixth century B.C. ...
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... word - order and construction . Further- more , Jerome's work was important in giving to the varying styles of earlier hands a common unity of expression . The Vulgate influenced directly the phrasing of specific passages even in the ...
... word - order and construction . Further- more , Jerome's work was important in giving to the varying styles of earlier hands a common unity of expression . The Vulgate influenced directly the phrasing of specific passages even in the ...
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Abimelech Abraham Ahab Amorites answered Authorised Version Babylon beast behold Bible blessed bowed brethren bring brother brought called Canaan chariot children of Israel commanded covenant Daniel daughter David delivered dream earth Egyptians Elijah Elisha Esau Esther evil firstborn Haman heard heart heaven Hebrew Hezekiah Isaac Jacob Jeroboam Jerubbaal Jerusalem Jews Joab Jonathan Joshua Judah king Ahasuerus king of Assyria king's kingdom land of Egypt land of Goshen Lord hath Lord said unto Moab Mordecai Moses and Aaron Naboth Nebuchadnezzar pass Pharaoh Philistines pray thee prophets raoh reign saith the Lord Samson Samuel Saul say unto sent seven shalt thou Shechem shew Sisera slew smite smote sons stood sword thereof thine hand thing thou art thou hast thou shalt thy father thy servant told took unto Pharaoh unto the king unto the Lord unto thee Version Wherefore wife woman words