Old Testament Narratives: Selected and Edited, with an Introduction and NotesCharles Elbert Rhodes Foresman, 1915 - 395 pages |
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... took the man , and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it . And Jehovah God commanded the man , saying , “ Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou ...
... took the man , and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it . And Jehovah God commanded the man , saying , “ Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat : but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou ...
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... took of the fruit thereof , and did eat ; and she gave also unto her husband with her , and he did eat . And the eyes of them both were opened , and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig - leaves together , and made ...
... took of the fruit thereof , and did eat ; and she gave also unto her husband with her , and he did eat . And the eyes of them both were opened , and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig - leaves together , and made ...
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... took her , and brought her in unto him into the ark . And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark ; and the dove came in to him at eventide ; and , lo , in her mouth an olive - leaf plucked off ...
... took her , and brought her in unto him into the ark . And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark ; and the dove came in to him at eventide ; and , lo , in her mouth an olive - leaf plucked off ...
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... took of every clean beast , and of every clean bird , and offered burnt - offerings on the altar . And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor ; and Jehovah said in his heart , " I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake , for ...
... took of every clean beast , and of every clean bird , and offered burnt - offerings on the altar . And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor ; and Jehovah said in his heart , " I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake , for ...
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... took Sarai his wife , and Lot his brother's son , and all their substance that they had gathered , and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came ...
... took Sarai his wife , and Lot his brother's son , and all their substance that they had gathered , and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came ...
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Page 126 - And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Page 40 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham : and he said, Here am I.
Page 245 - There were two men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 202 - And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee : for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Page 125 - Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell' the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people : for all the earth is mine : And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
Page 34 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Page 93 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 40 - And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Page 25 - 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; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Page 132 - And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh ! this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.