Bible history: for the use of children, with descriptive explanations by the author of 'Helen's fault'.1856 |
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Abraham Abram altar Amorites Balaam Balak behold blessed brethren brother brought called Canaan cattle CHAPTER OF EXODUS CHAPTER OF GENESIS CHAPTER OF NUMBERS children of Israel corn destroy Deut dreamed earth Egypt Egyptians Eliezer Esau flocks gave Gibeon gold ground hand heard heaven holy Isaac Israelites Jacob Jericho Jethro Jordan Joseph journey Judah king Laban land of Egypt land of Goshen Levites living Lord commanded Moses Lord hath Lord said unto Lord thy loved Moab morning Moses and Aaron Mount Mount Ebal mountain Noah pass Pharaoh pray thee priests promised Rahab Rebekah Reuben river river Jordan Sarah saying sent seven Sihon Sinai Sodom Sodom and Gomorrah sons stone tabernacle tent thing thou hast thou shalt thy fathers thy servants told took tree tribe tribe of Manasseh unto Moses unto the Lord wicked wife wilderness word
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Page 154 - I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Page 248 - And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand; and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, 'Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?' And he said, 'Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come.
Page 132 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 1 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 162 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down ; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves : they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them...
Page 190 - And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
Page 267 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Page 29 - My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Page 154 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Page 168 - And the Lord said, Behold there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon, a rock : and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by : and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen.