 | Jews - 1832 - 592 pages
...cries of the vanquished, and the triumphant shouts of the pursuing squadrons, his command was heard, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon." Those heavenly bodies obeyed his command, for it was the Omnipotent God who spoke by his... | |
 | 1832 - 378 pages
...transcribed as recorded by Dr. Horne, and clearly owes its origin to the command issued forth by Joshua, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon." Such, Dr. Horne continues to observe, " are the shadowy scenes, which by the faint glimmering... | |
 | 1833 - 444 pages
...by an explanatory plate.] The stupendous miracle recorded in the book of Joshua, when the Prophet " said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon," has for centuries been a fruitful subject of discussion and controversy. Scoffers and infidels... | |
 | Oxford univ, exam. papers, scholarships - 122 pages
... 'Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.' Who, in reading this magnificent Hebraism, in his conception, sees aught but the heroic... | |
 | F. B. Miller - Children's stories, English - 1833 - 220 pages
...that while the declining rays were thrown on the lofty hill, Joshua uttered that sublime command, ' Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon.' " When issuing from the valley, the flying Amorites descended on the wide plain beyond,... | |
 | Rev. Samuel Wood - 1833 - 224 pages
...principal emphasis, that of force, on kill and steal, makes them much stronger and more impressive. Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. — Joshua x. 12. But if we were to use the rising instead of the falling inflection, thus,... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1833 - 604 pages
...way, it must yield to his prayer. Accordingly, no sooner did this righteous man issue the command, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon," than all the laws of nature were suspended, " and the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1833 - 526 pages
...rise to many speculations. As the people were engaged in the pursuit of the Amorites, Joshua said, " Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves of... | |
 | Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - 1839 - 310 pages
...would prolong the continuance of daylight, and secure the complete overthrow of the Canaanites. " He said, in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon... | |
 | Etienne Achille Réveil - Artists - 1834 - 568 pages
...to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the walley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still , and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves... | |
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Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 
