Boys of the Bible; descriptions and dialogues1852 |
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Abel Abraham Abram AMRAM angels appears arms bear beautiful behold better Bible bless blood born brethren brother brought called child command daughters David death deed delight died directed dreadful dreams early earth Egypt evil eyes faith father fear feel flock gave give given hand hast hath head hear heard heart heaven Hebrew holy honour hope hundred instruction Isaac Israel Jacob JOCHEBED JONATHAN Joseph Judah king lamb land length Levi living look Lord Miriam Moses mother never night offering once pass Philistine Priest prince promise pure recorded rest returned rich river sacred Samuel Saul scene seed seen sons soul spirit tell thee thine things thou thoughts told took true truth unto waters wonder young youth
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Page 41 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 119 - 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? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come.
Page 43 - And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Page 160 - The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 160 - And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip ; and his sling was in his hand : and he drew near to the Philistine.
Page 157 - AND the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite : for I have provided me a king among his sons.
Page 160 - And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him : for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
Page 64 - And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins...
Page 47 - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Page 32 - And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the. smoke of a furnace.