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Page 13
... called " the father of a beard . " One of the Arabs who accompanied Palmer in his journey across the desert of the Exodus was called " the father of the top - knot , " because the lock of hair on top of his head was of unusual size . A ...
... called " the father of a beard . " One of the Arabs who accompanied Palmer in his journey across the desert of the Exodus was called " the father of the top - knot , " because the lock of hair on top of his head was of unusual size . A ...
Page 14
... called " the father of lies ; " in Rom . iv , 12 , Abraham is said to be " the father of circumcision ; " in 2 Cor . i , 3 , God is called " the father of mercies ; " and in Eph . i , 17 , " the father of glory . " There is a ...
... called " the father of lies ; " in Rom . iv , 12 , Abraham is said to be " the father of circumcision ; " in 2 Cor . i , 3 , God is called " the father of mercies ; " and in Eph . i , 17 , " the father of glory . " There is a ...
Page 16
... called the name of the Lord that spake unto her , Thou God seest me . One of the most prevalent superstitions in Egypt was connected with the religion of names . The Egyptians gave to each of their gods a name in- dicative of specific ...
... called the name of the Lord that spake unto her , Thou God seest me . One of the most prevalent superstitions in Egypt was connected with the religion of names . The Egyptians gave to each of their gods a name in- dicative of specific ...
Page 38
... called his name Reuben ; for she said , Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction . Reuben , that is , See ! a son ! This was in joyful acknowledgment of this evidence of God's goodness . Many of the proper names in the Scriptures ...
... called his name Reuben ; for she said , Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction . Reuben , that is , See ! a son ! This was in joyful acknowledgment of this evidence of God's goodness . Many of the proper names in the Scriptures ...
Page 46
... called for all the magicians of Egypt . These magicians ( chartummim ) were an order of Egyptian priests who understood the sacred hieroglyphic writings . They cultivated a knowledge of art and science , interpreted dreams , practiced ...
... called for all the magicians of Egypt . These magicians ( chartummim ) were an order of Egyptian priests who understood the sacred hieroglyphic writings . They cultivated a knowledge of art and science , interpreted dreams , practiced ...
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aliyah allusion altar ancient Egyptians asherah Assyrian Baal Bible called camels ceremonies Chron court covered cubits custom customary Deut divination East Egypt ephod Exod Ezek fastened father feast feet garments gate Gesenius give gold Greeks hand head heathen Hebrews Holy idol idolatrous illustration images Israelites Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John John xix Kings Lord Luke Maimonides Mark means mentioned mode mourning Nazarite Nisroch note on Gen note on Matt offered Oriental ornamented Palestine passage Passover Persians Pharisees priests probably prophet Prov referred rendered represented Romans roof sacrifice Sadducees says servant shekel silver Solomon Solomon's Temple sometimes stone supposed synagogue Tabernacle temple tent teraphim thee Thou shalt unto verse viii wall wine women wood word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvi xxvii