A Dictionary of the Bible: A-FeastsC. Scribner's sons, 1901 - Bible |
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according Ahimelech Amorites ancient angels apostles appears Arab Arabia Ashtart Assurbanipal Assyr Assyria Babylon Babylonia baptism Bethel Bible C. R. CONDER called Canon cent Christ Christian Church connexion David death divine Edom Egyp Egypt Erech father Gospel Greek HASTINGS Hebrews high priest Hittite Holy inscriptions Irenæus Ishtar Israel Israelites Jerus Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Judah king land later Lord meaning mentioned Mesopotamia Moab Moses Nabonidus narrative occurs original passage Paul probably prophet referred regarded reign rendered Roman sacred Scripture seems Semitic sense Shechem Sippar sons Sumer Syria temple tion town tradition tribe unto verb Vulg word worship writers Zerubbabel
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Page 302 - And ever against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That Orpheus...
Page 315 - Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Page 118 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Page xvi - Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Page 342 - But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
Page 288 - God; yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the word in our hearts.
Page 234 - We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death : that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
Page xvi - Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
Page xviii - Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? So that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
Page 196 - Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while ye be with him: and if ye seek him, he will be found of you: but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.