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... latter circumstance illustrates the conduct of Joab , who " fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord , and caught hold on the horns of the altar , " when he feared the wrath of king Solomon , 1 Kings ii . 28 , 29 . ARK , NOAH'S . ARKS are ...
... latter circumstance illustrates the conduct of Joab , who " fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord , and caught hold on the horns of the altar , " when he feared the wrath of king Solomon , 1 Kings ii . 28 , 29 . ARK , NOAH'S . ARKS are ...
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... latter days of Eli , the Philistines warred against that nation ; and they had so prevailed against them , that the elders of Israel proposed to fetch the ark of God from the tabernacle into the field of battle . This unwise pro- posal ...
... latter days of Eli , the Philistines warred against that nation ; and they had so prevailed against them , that the elders of Israel proposed to fetch the ark of God from the tabernacle into the field of battle . This unwise pro- posal ...
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... But , notwithstanding the great skill of the Bale- arians in the use of the sling , they were generally acknowledged to have been surpassed in the art by the Acheans . These latter people were also trained to ARMOUR AND ARMS . 25.
... But , notwithstanding the great skill of the Bale- arians in the use of the sling , they were generally acknowledged to have been surpassed in the art by the Acheans . These latter people were also trained to ARMOUR AND ARMS . 25.
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the Acheans . These latter people were also trained to its use from their infancy , by slinging at a circular mark of moderate size ; and they became so skilful , that they were not only sure to hit their oppo- nents on the head , but ...
the Acheans . These latter people were also trained to its use from their infancy , by slinging at a circular mark of moderate size ; and they became so skilful , that they were not only sure to hit their oppo- nents on the head , but ...
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... latter of whom are spoken of , by the prophet Jeremiah , as being skilful in its use , by employing it effectively against Babylon , Jer . xlix . 35 ; 1. 1 , 9 , 14 , 29 , 42. The Egyptians , also , as ap- pears from ancient monuments ...
... latter of whom are spoken of , by the prophet Jeremiah , as being skilful in its use , by employing it effectively against Babylon , Jer . xlix . 35 ; 1. 1 , 9 , 14 , 29 , 42. The Egyptians , also , as ap- pears from ancient monuments ...
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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.