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... king was in a great measure inde- pendent of the priests . The history of Joseph informs us , that the king had a fifth of the produce of the land , and , as in the case of this minister , could appoint a stranger and an uninitiated ...
... king was in a great measure inde- pendent of the priests . The history of Joseph informs us , that the king had a fifth of the produce of the land , and , as in the case of this minister , could appoint a stranger and an uninitiated ...
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... king of Egypt : he brought his father and family to that coun- try , and a district in the north - east of Egypt was as- signed to them by the king for the sustenance of them- selves and their flocks and herds . During 430 years their ...
... king of Egypt : he brought his father and family to that coun- try , and a district in the north - east of Egypt was as- signed to them by the king for the sustenance of them- selves and their flocks and herds . During 430 years their ...
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... king of Tyre was his ally ; he had ports on the Red Sea , and the wealth of commerce flowed during his reign into Israel . He fortified and adorned Jerusalem , which he made the seat of government . Glorious prospects of extended empire ...
... king of Tyre was his ally ; he had ports on the Red Sea , and the wealth of commerce flowed during his reign into Israel . He fortified and adorned Jerusalem , which he made the seat of government . Glorious prospects of extended empire ...
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... king of Assyria , and their land given to strangers . A similar fate befell the kingdom of Judah the house of David declined , and the king of Babylon , Nebuchadnezzar , carried away the people to 585 . Babylonia . On the fall of that ...
... king of Assyria , and their land given to strangers . A similar fate befell the kingdom of Judah the house of David declined , and the king of Babylon , Nebuchadnezzar , carried away the people to 585 . Babylonia . On the fall of that ...
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... king ; but for a judge , not a warrior . Dejoces , distinguished for his wisdom and justice , was the first monarch : his grandson Cyaxares was allied to the king of Babylon , Nebuchadnezzar , and beneath their united efforts Nine- veh ...
... king ; but for a judge , not a warrior . Dejoces , distinguished for his wisdom and justice , was the first monarch : his grandson Cyaxares was allied to the king of Babylon , Nebuchadnezzar , and beneath their united efforts Nine- veh ...
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