The Poetry of the Pentateuch, Volume 2E. Churton, 1839 - Bible |
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... descendant , Noah , the whole world was peopled after the deluge , and that they should finally become " one fold under one shepherd , Jesus Christ the righteous . " There is , as may be readily perceived by a close attention to the ...
... descendant , Noah , the whole world was peopled after the deluge , and that they should finally become " one fold under one shepherd , Jesus Christ the righteous . " There is , as may be readily perceived by a close attention to the ...
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... descendants of that prince . Let the reader judge whether this fully comes up to the import of the passages of scripture , which tell us he was made of the seed of David ' ( Rom . i . 3 ) , and that , ac- cording to the flesh , he was ...
... descendants of that prince . Let the reader judge whether this fully comes up to the import of the passages of scripture , which tell us he was made of the seed of David ' ( Rom . i . 3 ) , and that , ac- cording to the flesh , he was ...
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... descendants of Esau , was accomplished by David , thus fulfilling Isaac's prophecy , that Jacob should rule over Esau . * The Edomites were a warlike community , and though frequently reduced to subjection , as fre- quently threw off ...
... descendants of Esau , was accomplished by David , thus fulfilling Isaac's prophecy , that Jacob should rule over Esau . * The Edomites were a warlike community , and though frequently reduced to subjection , as fre- quently threw off ...
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... descendants of Eliphaz and Timnah . ( Genesis xxxvi . 12. ) " Balaam says ( Numbers xxiv . 20 , ) Amalek was the first or chief of the nations ; that is , around the country within his view or ken : this agrees with the derivation from ...
... descendants of Eliphaz and Timnah . ( Genesis xxxvi . 12. ) " Balaam says ( Numbers xxiv . 20 , ) Amalek was the first or chief of the nations ; that is , around the country within his view or ken : this agrees with the derivation from ...
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... descendants of Esau were very far from answering to this title ; in fact , they were but just appearing as a tribe or family . Even at this day , the Arabs distinguish between families of pure Arab blood , and those of mixed descent ...
... descendants of Esau were very far from answering to this title ; in fact , they were but just appearing as a tribe or family . Even at this day , the Arabs distinguish between families of pure Arab blood , and those of mixed descent ...
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Abraham almighty Amalek Amalekites animal Balaam Balak bard Bashan beauty benediction Bishop Bishop Lowth blessing Canaan chapter clause consequently couplet David declared Deity descendants dispensations distich distinction divine earth Edom Egypt eminently enallage enemies exhibited expression extreme father favour fire force fruitful gecko gentiles God's gradational parallelism hath heathen heaven Hebrew poetry hemistich Herder holy Houbigant hyperbaton idea idolatries idols implies inheritance inspired Israel Israelites Jacob Jehovah Jeshurun Jews Joseph Judah judgments Kenites king land latter lawgiver Levites likewise literal Lord Lowth ment mercy Messiah metaphor mind Moab Moabites Moses mountains nations nevertheless observed omnipotence passage patriarch Pethor phrase poem poet poetical portion possession posterity produced prophecy prophetic ode provoked quatrain reem refer rendered rock sacred says scripture sense signifies solemn spirit sublime sword synecdoche thee things thou tion translation tribe unto vengeance verse whole words worship
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Page 130 - When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people According to the number of the children of Israel.
Page 385 - See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I heal : neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Page 433 - Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him ; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children : for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Page 545 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Page 400 - The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Page 132 - For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah : their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter : 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
Page 438 - Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side ? let him come unto me.
Page 50 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 125 - Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Page 269 - Where is now their God ? But our God is in the heavens : he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not...