Sacred history, comprising the chief events mentioned in the holy Scriptures, in the order of chronology |
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Aaron Abijah Abraham Adam and Eve afflictions aged Almighty appointed army Baasha blessing called Canaan CHAPTER XIV Chron command David death deliver Israel destroyed Deut displeasure divine Egypt enemies Enoch evil Exod EXPLANATIONS AND PRONUNCIATION faith father favour feast Gibbethon Gideon God's Hebrews high priest holy honour hundred idolatry IMPROVEMENT Isaac Ishbosheth Israelites Jacob Jehovah Jephthah Jeroboam Jerusalem Joseph Josh Joshua Judah Judg kingdom KINGDOM OF ISRAEL KINGDOM OF JUDAH Kings xii Lamech laws Let us learn Lord manifest Methuselah miles Moab Moses Mount Nadab Nazarite Noah parents Pharoah Philistines pious prayed promise prophet punished QUESTIONS Rehoboam reigned remarkable repentance sacrifices Samson Samuel Saul servant shew sins Sisera slew Sodom Solomon Tabernacle teach thing Tibni tribe of Ephraim tribes vows wicked worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv Zimri
Passatges populars
Pàgina 18 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Pàgina 12 - And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Pàgina 14 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Pàgina 44 - If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Pàgina 10 - And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Pàgina 7 - Insects, which in their several changes belong to several of the before-mentioned divisions, may be considered together as one great tribe of animals. They are called insects, from a separation in the middle of their bodies, whereby they are, as it were, cut into two parts, which are joined together by a small ligature; as we see in wasps, common flies, and the like.
Pàgina 38 - ARK OF THE COVENANT, a small chest or coffer, three feet nine inches in length, two feet three inches in breadth, and two feet three inches in height, in which were contained the golden pot that had manna, Aaron's rod, and the tables of the covenant.
Pàgina 32 - By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time.
Pàgina 12 - And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth...
Pàgina 53 - These, however, are sufficient to shew us what a fearful thing it is to fall into the hands of the living God...