Grandmama's conversations on the Bible, by a clergyman's wifeBristol, 1862 |
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... believe I promised to do so in our last conversation , which was on the life of Jacob . Harry . Yes , Grandmama , if you please , I should like very much to hear about him . I was looking in the Bible this morning , and I see that his ...
... believe I promised to do so in our last conversation , which was on the life of Jacob . Harry . Yes , Grandmama , if you please , I should like very much to hear about him . I was looking in the Bible this morning , and I see that his ...
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... believe that a wild beast had torn him to pieces ; and then when they found that Jacob mourned so bitterly for his son , they , one and all , assisted in trying to comfort him . If they had any real feeling , it ought to have made them ...
... believe that a wild beast had torn him to pieces ; and then when they found that Jacob mourned so bitterly for his son , they , one and all , assisted in trying to comfort him . If they had any real feeling , it ought to have made them ...
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... believe that what we dream must come to pass ? I thought it was only very ignorant people who believed in dreams . Grandm . — It was very different in Joseph's time to what it is now , my dear . In those times God frequently employed ...
... believe that what we dream must come to pass ? I thought it was only very ignorant people who believed in dreams . Grandm . — It was very different in Joseph's time to what it is now , my dear . In those times God frequently employed ...
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... believe in them . When Joseph heard that it was their dreams that had made them unhappy he said to them , “ Do not interpretations belong to God ? tell them me , I pray you . " ( xl . 8. ) You see here , Harry , that Joseph does not try ...
... believe in them . When Joseph heard that it was their dreams that had made them unhappy he said to them , “ Do not interpretations belong to God ? tell them me , I pray you . " ( xl . 8. ) You see here , Harry , that Joseph does not try ...
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... believe not , but it is a word that we find used several times in the Bible . It is quite out of use now , how- ever . Pharaoh was very unhappy about these dreams , and sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt , to tell him the ...
... believe not , but it is a word that we find used several times in the Bible . It is quite out of use now , how- ever . Pharaoh was very unhappy about these dreams , and sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt , to tell him the ...
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1.-The Creation 2.-The Flood 3.-Life of Abraham 5.-Life of Abraham 6.-Life of Isaac 7.-Life of Jacob 9.-Life of Joseph Abimelech answered art thou asked Behold bekah Bethuel and Laban birthright Book of Genesis brethren brother camels Canaanites chief butler Clergyman's Daughter coat dear deceiving Digby Legard dream to Joseph Eliezer Esau married Extract from Ploughing famine father favorite gave him favor Gerar Grandm.-It Grandm.-No Grandm.-They Grandm.-Yes Grandmama Grandmama's Conversations Haran Harry Harry-Was Harry.-What Harry.-Yes hate hear of Isaac Hebron Isaac and Rebekah Isaac loved Esau Jacob to shew kine land of Egypt linen LONDON BY WERTHEIM Lord MACINTOSH & HUNT master Abraham meaning Nahor Numbers complete old Bible stories Potiphar's pottage pray thee prayer prison Rebekah heard Reuben saying sending Rebekah set of Tracts seven plentiful Shechem shew kindness unto suppose tell unto my master unto Pharaoh venison wife for Isaac xxiv xxvii
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Page 12 - Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt : and there shall arise after them seven years of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ; and the famine shall consume the land ; and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following ; for it shall be very grievous.
Page 13 - Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is ? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled : only in 130 the throne will I be greater than thou.
Page 12 - The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
Page 5 - Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Page 15 - And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Page 7 - And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?
Page 5 - And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Page 6 - Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him : and we shall sec what will become of his dreams.
Page 14 - Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Page 5 - And he told it to his father, and to his brethren : and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed 1 Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? And his brethren envied him ; but his father observed the saying.