The people's dictionary of the Bible [by J.R. Beard].1861 |
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Abimelech Abraham Acts altar ancient animal apostle appears Arabs Assyria Babylon bear Bible Cęsarea Canaan Christ Christian Chron church circumcision comp Corinth cross Damascus David death denotes Deut divine earth east Egypt Egyptian Epistle Euphrates existence Exod Ezek Ezra fact father favour feet gospel Greek Hebrew Hebrew word Hebron Hence Herodotus holy honour human idolatry Israel Israelites Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Josephus Josh Judah Judea king land Lebanon Letter Lord Luke Matt means ment mentioned mind Moses mountains narrative nations nature Numb original Palestine passage Paul period persons priests probably prophet regard religion religious rendered Roman sacred Samaria Scriptures Septuagint signifies spirit Syria temple term Testament things tion tribes truth valley viii whence worship writing xvii xviii xxii xxiii
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Page 26 - And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them : and when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
Page 453 - But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Page 310 - So I went in and saw : and behold every form of creeping things and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
Page 106 - The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds
Page 385 - For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
Page 341 - He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Page 303 - And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 89 - ... until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards...
Page 7 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son...
Page 36 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.