An Abridgment of Scripture History, Consisting of Lessons Selected from the Old Testament for the Use of Schools and Families |
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11 And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice , and wept . And Jacob told
Rachel that he was her father ' s brother , and that he was Rebekah ' s son : and
she ran and told her father . 18 And it came to pass , when Laban heard the ...
11 And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice , and wept . And Jacob told
Rachel that he was her father ' s brother , and that he was Rebekah ' s son : and
she ran and told her father . 18 And it came to pass , when Laban heard the ...
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And the Lord said unto Jacob , Return unto the land of thy fathers , and to thy
kindred ; and I will be with thee . 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to
the field unto his flock , and he said unto them , I see your father ' s countenance ...
And the Lord said unto Jacob , Return unto the land of thy fathers , and to thy
kindred ; and I will be with thee . 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to
the field unto his flock , and he said unto them , I see your father ' s countenance ...
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45 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob , These daughters are my
daughters , and these children are my chil . dren , and these cattle are my cattle ,
and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day unto these my
daughters , or ...
45 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob , These daughters are my
daughters , and these children are my chil . dren , and these cattle are my cattle ,
and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day unto these my
daughters , or ...
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9 And God appeared unto Jacob again , when he came out of Padan - aram , and
blessed him . ' And God said unto him , Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be
called any more Jacob , but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his name ...
9 And God appeared unto Jacob again , when he came out of Padan - aram , and
blessed him . ' And God said unto him , Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be
called any more Jacob , but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his name ...
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5 And Jacob rose up from Beer - sheba : and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father , and their little ones , and their wives , in the waggons which Pharaoh
had sent to carry him . 6 And they took their cattle , and their goods , which they
had ...
5 And Jacob rose up from Beer - sheba : and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father , and their little ones , and their wives , in the waggons which Pharaoh
had sent to carry him . 6 And they took their cattle , and their goods , which they
had ...
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Page 52 - Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ĞMy head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. *And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Page 20 - And the Lord said, Behold the people is one, and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Page 11 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life...
Page 12 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 73 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Page 15 - And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 14 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 117 - Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Page 54 - I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Page 140 - Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
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| Title | An Abridgment of Scripture History, Consisting of Lessons Selected from the Old Testament for the Use of Schools and Families |
| Editor | Sarah Trimmer |
| Publisher | F. and C. Rivington, 1811 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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