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... feet high ; and it had a " horn , " or spire , at each corner . It was hollow within , and on its top was a brazen grate , through which the ashes of the offering fell into a pan below . The altar had four rings , or staples , at the ...
... feet high ; and it had a " horn , " or spire , at each corner . It was hollow within , and on its top was a brazen grate , through which the ashes of the offering fell into a pan below . The altar had four rings , or staples , at the ...
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... feet , in length and breadth , and half as much in height . It appears to have been erected with unhewn stones , and enclosed in a grating of brass , which was overlaid with gold ; of such materials , at least , was the altar which the ...
... feet , in length and breadth , and half as much in height . It appears to have been erected with unhewn stones , and enclosed in a grating of brass , which was overlaid with gold ; of such materials , at least , was the altar which the ...
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... feet in height ; some , however , were lower , and some higher ; those dedicated to the celestial gods being the highest . Thus , for instance , the fire altars of Persia , being used only to burn sacred fire thereon , ( which fire was ...
... feet in height ; some , however , were lower , and some higher ; those dedicated to the celestial gods being the highest . Thus , for instance , the fire altars of Persia , being used only to burn sacred fire thereon , ( which fire was ...
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... feet six inches long , and two feet nine inches in breadth and depth . Around the upper edge there was a rim , or cornice , or , as it is termed in the sacred text , " a crown of pure gold ; " and on each side were fixed rings of gold ...
... feet six inches long , and two feet nine inches in breadth and depth . Around the upper edge there was a rim , or cornice , or , as it is termed in the sacred text , " a crown of pure gold ; " and on each side were fixed rings of gold ...
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... feet of the priests that bare the ark were " dipped in the brim " of the Jordan , which divided the Hebrews from the promised land , it is said , that " the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from ...
... feet of the priests that bare the ark were " dipped in the brim " of the Jordan , which divided the Hebrews from the promised land , it is said , that " the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from ...
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Page 345 - Thus saith Cyrus, King of Persia, The Lord God of Heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and He hath charged me to build Him an house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.
Page 245 - Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 250 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Page 27 - I know not the day of my death : now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat ; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Page 321 - See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
Page 265 - And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious.
Page 82 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 351 - But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people...
Page 111 - And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter : so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
Page 10 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.