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... Gold Coins Trumpet The Viol Navigation 299 .................... The Shekel - Talent- 302 Drachma Didrach- 303 ... Gold 355 Drams , Daric - Penny . 382 Measures of Length 382 A Finger- A Hand- breadth . ...... 382 384 A Span - A Cubit - A ...
... Gold Coins Trumpet The Viol Navigation 299 .................... The Shekel - Talent- 302 Drachma Didrach- 303 ... Gold 355 Drams , Daric - Penny . 382 Measures of Length 382 A Finger- A Hand- breadth . ...... 382 384 A Span - A Cubit - A ...
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... gold ; of such materials , at least , was the altar which the Jews erected in the second temple , after their return from the Babylonish captivity . It was in consequence of the superior value of the covering of the altar , that we find ...
... gold ; of such materials , at least , was the altar which the Jews erected in the second temple , after their return from the Babylonish captivity . It was in consequence of the superior value of the covering of the altar , that we find ...
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... ; others of bricks , metal , brass , and gold ; while some of the altars of Greece are said to have been made of wood . The manner in which altars were constructed dif- fered also very much . Some were solid , others 6 EASTERN ARTS .
... ; others of bricks , metal , brass , and gold ; while some of the altars of Greece are said to have been made of wood . The manner in which altars were constructed dif- fered also very much . Some were solid , others 6 EASTERN ARTS .
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... gold , in which were depo- sited the tables of the ten commandments ; not only the entire ones , say the Jews , but those which Moses brake when he saw the people worshipping the golden calf , together with Aaron's rod that budded , and ...
... gold , in which were depo- sited the tables of the ten commandments ; not only the entire ones , say the Jews , but those which Moses brake when he saw the people worshipping the golden calf , together with Aaron's rod that budded , and ...
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... gold ; " and on each side were fixed rings of gold to receive the gold - covered poles of shit- tim wood , by which it was carried from place to place . These staves always remained in the rings . On the top , the ark had a lid or cover ...
... gold ; " and on each side were fixed rings of gold to receive the gold - covered poles of shit- tim wood , by which it was carried from place to place . These staves always remained in the rings . On the top , the ark had a lid or cover ...
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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.