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... servant " born in his house , " should be his heir . That Sarai could be the mother of this child , seemed to her impossible . Therefore , with commendable generosity both to her husband and to Hagar , she gave her handmaid to Abram as ...
... servant " born in his house , " should be his heir . That Sarai could be the mother of this child , seemed to her impossible . Therefore , with commendable generosity both to her husband and to Hagar , she gave her handmaid to Abram as ...
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... servant to Haran , to obtain a wife for Isaac . Abra- ham was anxious that his son should not marry a wife from among the Canaanites . He therefore told his servant to go to his own kindred in Meso- potamia , and use every effort to ...
... servant to Haran , to obtain a wife for Isaac . Abra- ham was anxious that his son should not marry a wife from among the Canaanites . He therefore told his servant to go to his own kindred in Meso- potamia , and use every effort to ...
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... servant's eager desire to report to his master the success of his errand . Accordingly , on the following day Rebekah bade farewell to her mother and brothers , and departed for the home of her betrothed hus- band . As she approached ...
... servant's eager desire to report to his master the success of his errand . Accordingly , on the following day Rebekah bade farewell to her mother and brothers , and departed for the home of her betrothed hus- band . As she approached ...
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... servant Moses ? " When the Lord departed , and the cloud denot- ing His presence passed away from the tabernacle , " behold , Miriam became leprous , white as snow . " It would seem from this that the Lord regarded her as the chief ...
... servant Moses ? " When the Lord departed , and the cloud denot- ing His presence passed away from the tabernacle , " behold , Miriam became leprous , white as snow . " It would seem from this that the Lord regarded her as the chief ...
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... servants at the noon - tide . From all of which we are led to think that Boaz had fallen an instant victim to her charms . When Ruth reported to her mother - in - law the result of the first day's gleaning , Naomi was greatly pleased ...
... servants at the noon - tide . From all of which we are led to think that Boaz had fallen an instant victim to her charms . When Ruth reported to her mother - in - law the result of the first day's gleaning , Naomi was greatly pleased ...
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Page 77 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 82 - And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel...
Page 130 - And Elijah said unto her, fear not ; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
Page 63 - And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
Page 210 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Page 44 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 15 - And bore him further on, and laid his head Beneath the shadow of a desert shrub ; And, shrouding up her face, she went away, And sat to watch, where he could see her not, Till he should die...
Page 60 - But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles : and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword ; and there was not a man left. Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet...
Page 45 - Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed — His people are free! Sing! — for the pride of the tyrant is broken: His chariots, his horsemen, all splendid and brave, — How vain was their boasting! — the Lord hath but spoken, And chariots and horsemen are sunk in the wave ! Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed — His people are free!
Page 46 - If there be a prophet among you, I ' the LORD will make myself known unto him In a vision, ' and will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses ' is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. With him will ' I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark ' speeches ; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold...