 | 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 Kitto - 1846 - 202 pages
...and thou, Moon, iu the valley of Ajalon," and Jehovah wrought a miracle in behalf of his people : for "the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the...people had avenged themselves upon their enemies," Josh. x. 12, 13. Joshua was fully sensible of the great importance of this victory, which, from the... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 pages
...in the present instance. The office still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon ! in tlie valley of Ajalon. ' And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves ilpon their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashir? So the Sun stood still in the midst of... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 428 pages
...the head of his army, he said, Sun, stand thou still, c5*c. This was Ll% probably uttered about noon. And the sun stood still, and the 'moon stayed, until...people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. t [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher, ' or, th,e upright ?\ So the sun stood still in the... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 548 pages
...of Ajalon:" and the event said to be the effect of this his prayer unto the LORD,* is thus related, and the 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... | |
 | Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 528 pages
...of Ajalon :" and the event said to be the effect of this his prayer unto the LORD,* is thus related, and the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged thcmsehes upon their enemies ; so the sun stood still in the midst of hearen, and hasted not to go... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 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
...in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon : and thou Moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until...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.... | |
 | sir William Drummond (bart.) - 1811 - 546 pages
...the 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... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1812 - 446 pages
...completing of his slaughter, commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and, it is written, " that the sun stood still, and the moon " stayed, until...people had avenged themselves upon their enemies." Now, as Mr. Canning will not, I presume, attempt to question the justice and propriety of the acts... | |
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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. 13 And the sun stood still,... 
