The age of the great patriarchs from Adam to Jacob, Volume 1Sunday School Union, 1880 - Bible |
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... Nimrod ) , now represented by the ruins of Warka . In this newly discovered inscription , the account of the Deluge is put as a narrative into the mouth of Xisuthrus or Noah . He relates the wickedness of the world , the command to ...
... Nimrod ) , now represented by the ruins of Warka . In this newly discovered inscription , the account of the Deluge is put as a narrative into the mouth of Xisuthrus or Noah . He relates the wickedness of the world , the command to ...
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... Nimrod ) of of names in heads of families , tribes , or nations , descended from the three sons of Noah . From Japheth , 14 ; from Ham , 30 ; and from Shem , 26. Of Japheth we have only sons and grandsons ; of Ham we have great ...
... Nimrod ) of of names in heads of families , tribes , or nations , descended from the three sons of Noah . From Japheth , 14 ; from Ham , 30 ; and from Shem , 26. Of Japheth we have only sons and grandsons ; of Ham we have great ...
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... Nimrod Nimrod the as the leader in such wars of conquest and self - willed migrations , and the name Nimrod perhaps suggests not a " hunter " of animals so much as a violent and masterful conqueror . The nations so migrating raised ...
... Nimrod Nimrod the as the leader in such wars of conquest and self - willed migrations , and the name Nimrod perhaps suggests not a " hunter " of animals so much as a violent and masterful conqueror . The nations so migrating raised ...
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... Nimrod . When Abraham , say the Jews , was brought before Nimrod for destroying the idols , the king commanded him to worship the fire ; but Abraham assured him that it would be much more profitable to worship the water which ...
... Nimrod . When Abraham , say the Jews , was brought before Nimrod for destroying the idols , the king commanded him to worship the fire ; but Abraham assured him that it would be much more profitable to worship the water which ...
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... Nimrod . When Abraham , say the Jews , was brought before Nimrod for destroying the idols , the king commanded him to worship the fire ; but Abraham assured him that it would be much more profitable to worship the water which ...
... Nimrod . When Abraham , say the Jews , was brought before Nimrod for destroying the idols , the king commanded him to worship the fire ; but Abraham assured him that it would be much more profitable to worship the water which ...
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Page 27 - What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet...
Page 81 - And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Page 252 - By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, "of whom it was said, 'That in Isaac shall thy seed be called/ "accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Page 115 - And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life...
Page 74 - We could not choose but look on still ; Since there is no place so alone The which he doth not fill. Sundays the pillars are, On which heaven's palace arched lies : The other days fill up the spare And hollow room with vanities. They are the fruitful beds and borders In God's rich garden : that is bare Which parts their ranks and orders.
Page 71 - But although the night apparently equalizes the circulation well, yet it does not sufficiently restore its balance for the attainment of a long life. Hence one day in seven, by the bounty of Providence, is thrown in as a day of compensation, to perfect, by its repose, the animal system.
Page 148 - Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Page 239 - Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Page 42 - The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit.
Page 77 - Droop not though shame, sin, and anguish are round thee ; Bravely fling off the cold chain that hath bound thee, Look to yon pure heaven smiling beyond thee ; Rest not content in thy darkness — a clod. Work for some good, be it ever so slowly ; Cherish some flower, be it ever so lowly ; Labor ! all labor is noble and holy ; Let thy great deeds be thy prayer to thy God.