Ancient historyDewitt and Davenport, 1848 |
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Pàgina 6
... object . Thus much I have now said for the purpose of preventing misrepresentations , and of giving a brief statement of the reasons that have induced me to oppose opinions hitherto so prevalent in the Christian community . I will ...
... object . Thus much I have now said for the purpose of preventing misrepresentations , and of giving a brief statement of the reasons that have induced me to oppose opinions hitherto so prevalent in the Christian community . I will ...
Pàgina 16
... object of divine favor . But , say the former , it is far more probable that feeling himself dissatisfied with the religion he had been taught , and with the practises it commanded , and being endowed with an inquiring mind , he sought ...
... object of divine favor . But , say the former , it is far more probable that feeling himself dissatisfied with the religion he had been taught , and with the practises it commanded , and being endowed with an inquiring mind , he sought ...
Pàgina 18
... object of care . She was also greatly surprised , and highly gratified too , when she perceived that her child grew so rapidly , that at the end of five moons he had every appearance of a boy five years old , and that his mind was more ...
... object of care . She was also greatly surprised , and highly gratified too , when she perceived that her child grew so rapidly , that at the end of five moons he had every appearance of a boy five years old , and that his mind was more ...
Pàgina 24
... object of so much admiration ; for we are told that in consequence of the eulogies bestowed upon her she was taken into the palace of the king , who , for her sake , treated Abram well , and presented to him valuable gifts . The result ...
... object of so much admiration ; for we are told that in consequence of the eulogies bestowed upon her she was taken into the palace of the king , who , for her sake , treated Abram well , and presented to him valuable gifts . The result ...
Pàgina 40
... object of desire to the strangers among whom they sojourned , and actually to inflame the passion of the king . This strengthens at least the suspicion , as I before remarked , that some confusion of time has crept into this narrative ...
... object of desire to the strangers among whom they sojourned , and actually to inflame the passion of the king . This strengthens at least the suspicion , as I before remarked , that some confusion of time has crept into this narrative ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 461 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them. As the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast, for all is vanity. "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Pàgina 81 - And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning.
Pàgina 574 - The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Pàgina 377 - Who is David ? and who is the son of Jesse ? there be many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be ? So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
Pàgina 186 - And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it : whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death...
Pàgina 142 - And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
Pàgina 181 - And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Pàgina 382 - And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die ? And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Pàgina 404 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Pàgina 366 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.