Sketches of Hebrew and Egyptian antiquity, intended as an introduction to the Pentateuch |
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... idolatry had- any existence , and therefore the second commandment was unneceffary ; intimacy with God would have made it impoffible for him to take his name in vain ; his gratitude would have naturally led him to commemorate the era of ...
... idolatry had- any existence , and therefore the second commandment was unneceffary ; intimacy with God would have made it impoffible for him to take his name in vain ; his gratitude would have naturally led him to commemorate the era of ...
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... But befides fuch information , God himself vouchfafed to confirm , and establish the doctrines thus received , by holding fa- miliar converfe with his faithful fervants . There Therefore , until the idolatry of Nachor , we rad ( 5 )
... But befides fuch information , God himself vouchfafed to confirm , and establish the doctrines thus received , by holding fa- miliar converfe with his faithful fervants . There Therefore , until the idolatry of Nachor , we rad ( 5 )
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... idolatry in Egypt , Chaldæ , and Arabia . * Another cause of the corruption of pri- mæval religion , might have originated from the pretenfions of innovating impoftors to the fame familiar intercourfe with God , that Abraham and the ...
... idolatry in Egypt , Chaldæ , and Arabia . * Another cause of the corruption of pri- mæval religion , might have originated from the pretenfions of innovating impoftors to the fame familiar intercourfe with God , that Abraham and the ...
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... Idolatry . " If I beheld the fun when it shined , or the moon walking in brightness . " This fpecies of idolatry was by much the earliest , and in Arabia was called Sabeanism . 2. Of Blafphemy.- " And he rose up early in the morning ...
... Idolatry . " If I beheld the fun when it shined , or the moon walking in brightness . " This fpecies of idolatry was by much the earliest , and in Arabia was called Sabeanism . 2. Of Blafphemy.- " And he rose up early in the morning ...
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... idolatrous principles , all his exertions were turned to this most important point : yet , that he was fully acquainted with all the known progrefs of science , is most natural to suppose , as it is univerfally acknowledged by all ...
... idolatrous principles , all his exertions were turned to this most important point : yet , that he was fully acquainted with all the known progrefs of science , is most natural to suppose , as it is univerfally acknowledged by all ...
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Page 177 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 119 - God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things...
Page 173 - ... 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth. 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Page 40 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, "Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 167 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 15 - And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Page 171 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Page 172 - God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and for years : and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so.
Page 61 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Page 119 - ... he giveth to all life and breath and all things ; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth...