A Manual of Ancient and Modern History ...D. Appleton, 1845 - 797 pages |
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... siege to Azótus , a frontier town of Syria - persevering in successive attacks for twenty - nine years , until he accomplished his object . Néchus , called in Scripture Pharaoh - Nécho , succeeded his father Psammet'ichus ( B.c. 616 ) ...
... siege to Azótus , a frontier town of Syria - persevering in successive attacks for twenty - nine years , until he accomplished his object . Néchus , called in Scripture Pharaoh - Nécho , succeeded his father Psammet'ichus ( B.c. 616 ) ...
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... siege of Jerusalem , and hastened to meet him : but the Egyptians were afraid to encounter the Babylonian forces , and retired , without striking a blow , to their own country , leaving their allies to bear the brunt of Nebuchadnezzar's ...
... siege of Jerusalem , and hastened to meet him : but the Egyptians were afraid to encounter the Babylonian forces , and retired , without striking a blow , to their own country , leaving their allies to bear the brunt of Nebuchadnezzar's ...
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... siege to Pelúsium . This important garrison was taken , after a very weak resistance ; and the Persians advanced into the open country . Psammen'itus led an army , chiefly composed of mercenaries , against them ; but was so completely ...
... siege to Pelúsium . This important garrison was taken , after a very weak resistance ; and the Persians advanced into the open country . Psammen'itus led an army , chiefly composed of mercenaries , against them ; but was so completely ...
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... siege of three years , and led the greater part of the ten tribes into captivity , supplying their place with colonies from other states . After the conquest of Israel , Shal- man - as'sur invaded Phoenicia , and subdued all the ...
... siege of three years , and led the greater part of the ten tribes into captivity , supplying their place with colonies from other states . After the conquest of Israel , Shal- man - as'sur invaded Phoenicia , and subdued all the ...
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... siege to the metropolis . Confiding in the strength of the walls , Belshaz'zar laughed his enemies to scorn ; and while the enemy was still before the walls , gave a great feast in honor of his ex- pected success . Cy'rus , on the same ...
... siege to the metropolis . Confiding in the strength of the walls , Belshaz'zar laughed his enemies to scorn ; and while the enemy was still before the walls , gave a great feast in honor of his ex- pected success . Cy'rus , on the same ...
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Page 40 - So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Page 178 - John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire...
Page 179 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own } but they had all things common.
Page 179 - Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, las he was] calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Page 171 - But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.
Page 44 - Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.
Page 759 - ... where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? and let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 587 - The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern famine guards the solitary coast, And winter barricades the realms of frost; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay; Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day: The...
Page 179 - And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
Page 42 - And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.