A Dictionary of the Bible: Including Biography, Natural History, Geography, Topography, Archaeology, and LiteraturePhilip Schaff |
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Abraham Acts altar ancient apostles Arabs Assyria Babylon Benjamite Bible called Canaan Captivity chief Christ Christian Church comp Conder covenant Damascus David Dead Sea death denotes descendant Deut divine east Eastern Edom Egypt Egyptian Epistle Ezra father feet Galilee gospel Greek Hebrew Hebron hence Herod high priest hill Holy Israel Israelites Jacob Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Jordan Joseph Josephus Josh Judæa Judah king kingdom land Levite Lord Luke Manasseh Mark Matt means mentioned miles Moab modern Moses Mount mountains Nebuchadnezzar Palestine Paul Philistines plain probably prophecy prophet Prov reign river Roman ruins Saul Scripture Sea of Galilee Septuagint Shechem Solomon stone supposed Syria temple tion town translated tree tribe valley wall wife worship Zerubbabel
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Page 586 - And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt...
Page 710 - Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
Page 428 - And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Page 528 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 408 - Come, O thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see ; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with Thee ; With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day.
Page 528 - For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread : and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat : this is my body, which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me.
Page 224 - Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Page 585 - And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
Page 16 - And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Page 226 - LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.