The Old Testament History: From Creation to the Return of the Jews from CaptivityWilliam Smith |
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... offering in a spirit of faith , " and was there- fore accepted , but Cain's was rejected on account of the state of mind in which it was brought . This is implied in God's rebuke to Cain , who " was very wroth , and whose countenance ...
... offering in a spirit of faith , " and was there- fore accepted , but Cain's was rejected on account of the state of mind in which it was brought . This is implied in God's rebuke to Cain , who " was very wroth , and whose countenance ...
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... offering sacrifices ; and , among those who preserved the true religion , he was a prophet also.11 With such authority , then , did Noah pro- 41 36 Gen. ix . 8-11 . 87 See Heb vi . 13 , 16-18 . 40 40 Gen. ix . 22 , 23 . 41 On the ...
... offering sacrifices ; and , among those who preserved the true religion , he was a prophet also.11 With such authority , then , did Noah pro- 41 36 Gen. ix . 8-11 . 87 See Heb vi . 13 , 16-18 . 40 40 Gen. ix . 22 , 23 . 41 On the ...
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... offered sacrifices to the gods , he , together with those who had left the vessel with him , disap- The traditions which come near - peared . " Other notices of a flood est to the biblical account are those may be found ( a ) in the ...
... offered sacrifices to the gods , he , together with those who had left the vessel with him , disap- The traditions which come near - peared . " Other notices of a flood est to the biblical account are those may be found ( a ) in the ...
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... offered thanks tions a tradition concerning Abraham to God after the total discomfiture of which he takes from Nicolaus of Da- the Eastern kings . Behind the wely mascus : - " Abraham reigned at Da- is a cleft in the rock , in which ...
... offered thanks tions a tradition concerning Abraham to God after the total discomfiture of which he takes from Nicolaus of Da- the Eastern kings . Behind the wely mascus : - " Abraham reigned at Da- is a cleft in the rock , in which ...
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... offered to the " three men " that hospitality which is commemorated in the apostolic precept : - " Be not forget- ful to entertain strangers , for thereby some have entertained angels unawares . He soon learnt the dignity of his visit ...
... offered to the " three men " that hospitality which is commemorated in the apostolic precept : - " Be not forget- ful to entertain strangers , for thereby some have entertained angels unawares . He soon learnt the dignity of his visit ...
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Abraham Achish Ahab Ahaz Ahaziah altar Amorites Arabah Assyria Baal Babylon Book Book of Kings called captivity Chron comp covenant cubits Cyrus David death Deut Edom Egypt Egyptian Elijah Ephraim Ezra father Feast God's Hebrew Hebron Hezekiah high-priest Holy Isaiah Israelites Jehoiakim Jehoram Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jehu Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joab Jordan Joseph Josephus Josh Joshua Josiah Judg king of Israel king of Judah king's kingdom kingdom of Israel land later Levites Manasseh Moab Moses Mount narrative nations Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah Notes and Illustrations passage Philistines priests princes probably promised prophecy prophet Psalm Rehoboam reign sacred sacrifice Samaria Samuel Saul Saul's Scripture seems sent Shechem Solomon sons Syrians tabernacle Temple tion tribes valley viii whole word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv
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Page 19 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 403 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 99 - And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him : and they wept.
Page 120 - Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Page 85 - And He said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from Me.
Page 354 - And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
Page 328 - Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Page 171 - I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh...
Page 217 - I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth. and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Page 558 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim ? How shall I deliver thee, Israel? How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim ? Mine heart is turned within me, My repentings are kindled together.