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... brought the report to his friends , he would say , " There are beautiful rivers and hills ; the beasts of the fields , and the fowls of the air are beautiful things ; -but , the spirit amongst them - the spirit that makes them move and ...
... brought the report to his friends , he would say , " There are beautiful rivers and hills ; the beasts of the fields , and the fowls of the air are beautiful things ; -but , the spirit amongst them - the spirit that makes them move and ...
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... brought to him the view of God's great mountains - high chalk hills , and mountains of rugged slate , whose tops reached the clouds . On the moun- tains grew 66 cedar , pine , and fir , and branching palms , -- rising shade above shade ...
... brought to him the view of God's great mountains - high chalk hills , and mountains of rugged slate , whose tops reached the clouds . On the moun- tains grew 66 cedar , pine , and fir , and branching palms , -- rising shade above shade ...
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... brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature , that was the name thereof . And Adam gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the air , and to every beast of the field ...
... brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature , that was the name thereof . And Adam gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the air , and to every beast of the field ...
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... brought him the animals to be named . He would not get tired whilst he was doing that ; but it would not take him a very long time to name all the animals . I once saw a picture of Adam giving them their names . The great elephant and ...
... brought him the animals to be named . He would not get tired whilst he was doing that ; but it would not take him a very long time to name all the animals . I once saw a picture of Adam giving them their names . The great elephant and ...
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... brought forth fruit for them to delight in- so , they themselves were God's trees , -to grow and bring forth fruit for God to delight in . Ion . Are we God's trees too , papa ? P. You may be , Ion , and may grow in his knowledge , and ...
... brought forth fruit for them to delight in- so , they themselves were God's trees , -to grow and bring forth fruit for God to delight in . Ion . Are we God's trees too , papa ? P. You may be , Ion , and may grow in his knowledge , and ...
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Page 79 - And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 48 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks He shall attend, . And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 13 - We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 5 - And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Page 58 - 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 15 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Page 43 - Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee...
Page 19 - What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
Page 83 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Page 71 - And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.