A simple catechism of Old Testament historys.n., 1885 |
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Abel Abraham Abram Adam and Eve afraid Aldersgate angel angry asked Balaam became Benjamin blessing brother Cain called Canaan CHAPTER Charterhouse Buildings coat corn daughter David death desired destroy disobey dreams drink earth Egypt Egyptian Egyptian language eldest Elijah Esau famine father forty golden calf happened heard holy Isaac Ish-bosheth Israel Israelites Jacob Jeroboam Joseph Joshua Judah kill king kingdom of Israel Laban Lamech land live Lord married means Midian Moses Moses and Aaron mother Nebuchadnezzar Noah offered Passover Pharaoh Potiphar prayed priest prison promised prophet Rachel Rebecca sacrifice Samuel Sarah's Saul send a Saviour sent serpent seven sheep SIMPLE CATECHISM Sodom sons steward Tabernacle tables of stone tell thou told took tree Urim and Thummim venison Verbs wicked wife woman word young Zaphnath Paaneah
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Page 113 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee ; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge ; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God ; where thou diest I will die, and there will I be buried ; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 90 - 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.
Page 16 - And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Page 31 - Lord, called out to him and said lay not thine hand upon the lad. "For now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 58 - And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
Page 58 - And Pharaoh said, Who is the LoRD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LoRD, neither will I let Israel go.
Page 98 - Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it they fell on their faces and they said, "The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God.
Page 44 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 120 - Million of the French Edition have been sold. This Book has been written for the purpose of giving Elementary Instruction in Physics and Natural Science ; it is divided into Seven Parts, viz : — 1. Animals. 2. Plants. 3. Stones and Soils. 4. Physics. 5. Chemistry. 6. Animal Physiology. 7. Vegetable Physiology. Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., MP, DCL, FRS— "I have no hesitation in strongly recommending M. Paul Bert's ' First Year of Scientific Knowledge.
Page 77 - At the age of one hundred and twenty years, " his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.