Biblical History for Israelitish Schools: With a Brief Outline of the Geography of Palestine |
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Aaron Abimelech Abraham Abram Absalom afterwards Ahab altar Ammonites anointed answered Babylon Balaam Behold blessed blood bread brethren brother brought called Canaan child children of Israel command covenant daughter David death delivered destroy earth Egypt Egyptians Elijah enemies Esau Eternal evil exclaimed father fear Genesis Haman hand Haran hath heard hearken heart heathen heaven Hereupon Hezekiah Holy hundred Isaac Israelites Jacob Jehoash Jehoram Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jews Joseph Joshua Judah king of Israel king's kingdom kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah Laban lived Mordecai Moses Mount nations Noah obey peace Pharaoh Philistines pious pray thee priest prophet Rebekah Rehoboam reign repent returned royal saith the Lord Samaria Samuel Saul saying Sennacherib sent seven Shechem slay sons soon Temple thine thou art thou hast thou shalt Thy servant took tribes unto thee wept wicked wife words worship
Popular passages
Page 98 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 31 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 89 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Page 103 - Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
Page 97 - Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.
Page 88 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 91 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house that I have builded?
Page 108 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Page 115 - O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth ; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Page 97 - ... and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.