The Legends of the Jews: From Joshua to EstherJewish publication society of America, 1913 - Jewish legends |
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Abner Abraham Ahab Ahasuerus Amalekites Ammonites Amorites angel appeared Asmodeus Babylonian banquet Baruch Benaiah Blessed brought Daniel daughter David dead death demons descendants desire destroy earth Elijah Elisha enemy Esther eyes Ezra father fire gave gold Goliath Haman hand heard heathen heaven Hezekiah high priest holy honor idol Isaiah Israel Israelites Jacob Jehoiakim Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joab Jonah Joshua journey Judah Kenaz king king's land Lord Manasseh Messiah miracle Mordecai Moses Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan night once palace Palestine Persian Philistines Phinehas piety pious prayer princes prophecy prophet punishment Rabbi refused reign replied royal ruler Sabbath Samuel Sanhedrin Saul Sennacherib sent sins Sisera Solomon sons sword Temple thee Thereupon thine thou art Thou didst Thou hast thou wilt thousand throne tion told took Torah tribes unto Vashti vessels wife woman words worship Zedekiah Zerubbabel
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Page 99 - THE LORD hear thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob defend thee. Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.
Page 277 - And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand until I have passed by.
Page 418 - LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong : thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8 I cried to thee, O LORD ; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy truth ? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me : LORD, be thou my helper.
Page 418 - Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing- : Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness ; To the end that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent.
Page 143 - For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Page 417 - Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Page 395 - When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (for the LORD thy God is a merciful God :) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Page 417 - And the king said, Let him come in. So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor?
Page 305 - When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord, 28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
Page 392 - Israel, which have been borne by me from the belly, which have been carried from the womb : and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you : I have made, and I will bear ; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.