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... persons not in any way related to us . We call fellow - country- men , or fellow - craftsmen , or fellow churchmen , brothers . The Orientals apply the term to their kinsmen of whatever relation . 5. - UPLIFTED HAND . XIV , 22. And ...
... persons not in any way related to us . We call fellow - country- men , or fellow - craftsmen , or fellow churchmen , brothers . The Orientals apply the term to their kinsmen of whatever relation . 5. - UPLIFTED HAND . XIV , 22. And ...
Page 16
... person falls upon the knees , and then gradually inclines the body until the head touches the ground . See also Gen. xxiii , 7 , 12 ; xlii , 6 : xliii , 26 . 2. There is in this text a beautiful illustration of 16 [ Gen.sis . BIBLE ...
... person falls upon the knees , and then gradually inclines the body until the head touches the ground . See also Gen. xxiii , 7 , 12 ; xlii , 6 : xliii , 26 . 2. There is in this text a beautiful illustration of 16 [ Gen.sis . BIBLE ...
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... persons who are walking in the road they will not look behind to see it , but carefully step a little on one side until it has passed , when they will gratify their curiosity . 18. - CAVE - DWELLINGS . XIX , 30. He [ Lot ] dwelt in a ...
... persons who are walking in the road they will not look behind to see it , but carefully step a little on one side until it has passed , when they will gratify their curiosity . 18. - CAVE - DWELLINGS . XIX , 30. He [ Lot ] dwelt in a ...
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... persons bearing them . Other people besides the Jews have had this custom : Africans , Arabs , East Indians , and the aborigines of our own land . Thus a certain Abyssinian was named Omazena , because of a wart on his hand ; an Arab boy ...
... persons bearing them . Other people besides the Jews have had this custom : Africans , Arabs , East Indians , and the aborigines of our own land . Thus a certain Abyssinian was named Omazena , because of a wart on his hand ; an Arab boy ...
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... person of the king — the chief of his body - guard . The king of Babylon had a similar officer in his service . See 2 Kings xxv , 8 ; Jer . xxxix , 13 ; Dan . ii , 14. In the ruins of the hall of judgment of the palace at Khorsabad ...
... person of the king — the chief of his body - guard . The king of Babylon had a similar officer in his service . See 2 Kings xxv , 8 ; Jer . xxxix , 13 ; Dan . ii , 14. In the ruins of the hall of judgment of the palace at Khorsabad ...
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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