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... kind of square chest , made of shittim wood , ( which was probably the wood of the black acacia , growing in the Arabian desert , ) overlaid with brass . It was five cubits long by five broad , and three in height ; or three yards ...
... kind of square chest , made of shittim wood , ( which was probably the wood of the black acacia , growing in the Arabian desert , ) overlaid with brass . It was five cubits long by five broad , and three in height ; or three yards ...
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... kind of altar used by the Hebrews till the days of Solomon . But when that monarch built the temple , so famous in Jewish history , he placed an altar in the court before it , a small distance from the east end , by which the altar of ...
... kind of altar used by the Hebrews till the days of Solomon . But when that monarch built the temple , so famous in Jewish history , he placed an altar in the court before it , a small distance from the east end , by which the altar of ...
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... kind , and of cattle after their kind , of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind , two of every sort shall come unto thee , to keep them alive . And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten , and thou shalt gather it to ...
... kind , and of cattle after their kind , of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind , two of every sort shall come unto thee , to keep them alive . And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten , and thou shalt gather it to ...
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... was also found by Captain Cook in the South Seas . It is described as 66 a kind of chest , or ark , the lid of which was nicely sewed on , and thatched very neatly with palm - nut leaves . It was fixed upon 22 EASTERN ARTS .
... was also found by Captain Cook in the South Seas . It is described as 66 a kind of chest , or ark , the lid of which was nicely sewed on , and thatched very neatly with palm - nut leaves . It was fixed upon 22 EASTERN ARTS .
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... shields beneath their heads , and their spears planted in the soil on their ends in- verted , while their polished heads glittered in the air as the lightning . Besides this , the Arabs have a shorter kind of. ARMOUR AND ARMS . 41.
... shields beneath their heads , and their spears planted in the soil on their ends in- verted , while their polished heads glittered in the air as the lightning . Besides this , the Arabs have a shorter kind of. ARMOUR AND ARMS . 41.
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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.