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... earth . His story is at once the most wonderful , and the most affecting that has ever been written . He appeared among the Jews about eighteen hundred years ago , for the purpose of restoring that knowledge which mankind had nearly ...
... earth . His story is at once the most wonderful , and the most affecting that has ever been written . He appeared among the Jews about eighteen hundred years ago , for the purpose of restoring that knowledge which mankind had nearly ...
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... earth , who made us , and from whom nothing can be hid , who sees us even in the darkest places , and who knows all we do , say , and think ; he loves little children , and has said , ' Suffer little children to come unto me , and ...
... earth , who made us , and from whom nothing can be hid , who sees us even in the darkest places , and who knows all we do , say , and think ; he loves little children , and has said , ' Suffer little children to come unto me , and ...
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... earth , the other , with the best of his flock . We find that Cain's offering was not accepted ; but the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering ; from which we conclude that Cain's actions were not pleasing in the sight of God ...
... earth , the other , with the best of his flock . We find that Cain's offering was not accepted ; but the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering ; from which we conclude that Cain's actions were not pleasing in the sight of God ...
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... earth : and that when he tilled the ground , it should give him no fruit . After this , we read that ' Cain went out from the pre- sence of the Lord , and dwelt in the land of Nod , on the east of Eden . ' Now perhaps you have all heard ...
... earth : and that when he tilled the ground , it should give him no fruit . After this , we read that ' Cain went out from the pre- sence of the Lord , and dwelt in the land of Nod , on the east of Eden . ' Now perhaps you have all heard ...
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... SOME years after the death of Abel , men became numer- ous on the earth ; they also grew so wicked that the Almignty determined to destroy them . But there was one man who found favor in his 18 BIBLE STORIES . Of Noah and the Flood,
... SOME years after the death of Abel , men became numer- ous on the earth ; they also grew so wicked that the Almignty determined to destroy them . But there was one man who found favor in his 18 BIBLE STORIES . Of Noah and the Flood,
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Page 132 - Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Page 97 - And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Page 20 - This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 116 - But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Page 135 - They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Page 105 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel 1 may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Page 110 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 106 - And he said unto him, went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.
Page 22 - Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 124 - And I will add unto thy days fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria ; and I will defend this city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.