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... creation at less than six thousand years ago , were generally received with- out question . For a little time , indeed , the discov- eries of the new science of geology had disturbed the commonly received views on this subject , as ...
... creation at less than six thousand years ago , were generally received with- out question . For a little time , indeed , the discov- eries of the new science of geology had disturbed the commonly received views on this subject , as ...
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... creation , or rather of the deluge of Noah . Some , indeed , go further , and deny altogether the Bible doctrine of the unity of the race , insisting both upon its plu- rality of origin and its vast antiquity . As these views will be ...
... creation , or rather of the deluge of Noah . Some , indeed , go further , and deny altogether the Bible doctrine of the unity of the race , insisting both upon its plu- rality of origin and its vast antiquity . As these views will be ...
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Ebenezer Burgess. be fully set forth here . In this system the creation of man is placed at B. C. 20,000 , the flood of Noah at B. C. 10,000 , the founding of the Egyptian em- pire by Menes at B. C. 3623 , the birth of Abraham at B. C. ...
Ebenezer Burgess. be fully set forth here . In this system the creation of man is placed at B. C. 20,000 , the flood of Noah at B. C. 10,000 , the founding of the Egyptian em- pire by Menes at B. C. 3623 , the birth of Abraham at B. C. ...
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... CREATION OF ADAM TO THE FLOOD . Years before Birth of a Son . Residue of Life . Whole Life . 1. Adam , · 230 700 930 2. Seth ,. 3. Enos , 4. Cainan , 5. Malaleel , · 205 707 912 190 715 905 170 740 910 165 730 895 6. Jared ,. 7. Enoch ...
... CREATION OF ADAM TO THE FLOOD . Years before Birth of a Son . Residue of Life . Whole Life . 1. Adam , · 230 700 930 2. Seth ,. 3. Enos , 4. Cainan , 5. Malaleel , · 205 707 912 190 715 905 170 740 910 165 730 895 6. Jared ,. 7. Enoch ...
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... Creation , 2262 5532 2242 5512 1656 4066 2. Flood , • 1172 3270 1172 3270 292 2410 3. Birth of Abraham , . 505 2098 505 2098 505 2118 4. Exodus , 5. Founding of Temple , 6. Destruction of Tem- 580 1593 580 1593 600 1613 427 1013 427 ...
... Creation , 2262 5532 2242 5512 1656 4066 2. Flood , • 1172 3270 1172 3270 292 2410 3. Birth of Abraham , . 505 2098 505 2098 505 2118 4. Exodus , 5. Founding of Temple , 6. Destruction of Tem- 580 1593 580 1593 600 1613 427 1013 427 ...
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Page 284 - And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Page 285 - And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred' and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
Page 145 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Page 197 - No man hath seen God at any time ; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Page 13 - I need not dwell on the proofs of the low antiquity of our species, for it is not controverted by any experienced geologist ; indeed, the real difficulty consists in tracing back the signs of man's existence on the earth to that comparatively modern period when species, now his contemporaries, began to predominate. If there be a difference of opinion respecting the occurrence in certain deposits of the remains of man and his works, it...
Page 325 - ... composition with them, that they should leave Egypt, and go, without any harm to be done to them, whithersoever they would; and that, after this composition was made, they went away with their whole families and effects, not fewer in number than two hundred and forty thousand, and took their journey from Egypt, through the wilderness, for Syria; but that as they were in fear of the Assyrians, who had then the dominion over Asia, they built a city in that country which is now called Judea...
Page 324 - That under a king, whose name was Alisphragmuthosis, the shepherds were subdued by him, and were indeed driven out of other parts of Egypt, but were shut up in a place that contained ten thousand acres; this place was named Avaris-.
Page 284 - And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Page 195 - He, having willed to produce various beings from his own divine substance, first with a thought created the waters, and placed in them a productive seed...
Page 127 - And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth : and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah : and of them was the whole earth overspread.