Palestine, Or the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time |
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... army when assembled at Mizpeh , it was discovered that no man had been sent from Jabesh- gilead to join the camp ; whereupon it was immediately resolved that 12,000 soldiers should be despatched to put all the inhabitants of that town ...
... army when assembled at Mizpeh , it was discovered that no man had been sent from Jabesh- gilead to join the camp ; whereupon it was immediately resolved that 12,000 soldiers should be despatched to put all the inhabitants of that town ...
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... army under the command of the irascible Joab , who , after worsting them in the field , inflicted a tremendous chastisement upon the followers of Hanun , for having studiously insulted the ambassadors of his master . * But the splendour ...
... army under the command of the irascible Joab , who , after worsting them in the field , inflicted a tremendous chastisement upon the followers of Hanun , for having studiously insulted the ambassadors of his master . * But the splendour ...
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... army of the Chaldees that were with the captain of the guard brake down the walls of Jeru- salem round about . The rest of the people that were left in the city , and the fugitives that fell away to the King of Babylon , with the ...
... army of the Chaldees that were with the captain of the guard brake down the walls of Jeru- salem round about . The rest of the people that were left in the city , and the fugitives that fell away to the King of Babylon , with the ...
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... the head of a powerful army , with which he resolved to march against the rebellious capital . He inflicted a signal punishment upon such of the unfortunate citizens as fell 90 HISTORICAL OUTLINE FROM SAUL [ B. c . 107 .
... the head of a powerful army , with which he resolved to march against the rebellious capital . He inflicted a signal punishment upon such of the unfortunate citizens as fell 90 HISTORICAL OUTLINE FROM SAUL [ B. c . 107 .
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... charge of Galilee . But there still remained an individual belonging to the family of Aristobulus , who , having found refuge among the Parthians , led a powerful army into Syria 92 HISTORICAL OUTLINE FROM SAUL [ B. c . 62 .
... charge of Galilee . But there still remained an individual belonging to the family of Aristobulus , who , having found refuge among the Parthians , led a powerful army into Syria 92 HISTORICAL OUTLINE FROM SAUL [ B. c . 62 .
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Page 274 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 99 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 123 - Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
Page 225 - And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
Page 83 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 369 - ... a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills ; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and...
Page 112 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 125 - Ye shall dwell in booths seven days ; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God.
Page 114 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 128 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.