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... side until it has passed , when they will gratify their curiosity . 18. - CAVE - DWELLINGS . XIX , 30. He [ Lot ] dwelt in a cave , he and his two daughters . The country of Judea being mountainous and rocky is full of caverns . Caves ...
... side until it has passed , when they will gratify their curiosity . 18. - CAVE - DWELLINGS . XIX , 30. He [ Lot ] dwelt in a cave , he and his two daughters . The country of Judea being mountainous and rocky is full of caverns . Caves ...
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... side . 3. We may now notice the steps by which the end of this bargain was gradually reached . How much time was consumed we are not told , but that there was a great deal of talking there can be no doubt . The whole scene vividly ...
... side . 3. We may now notice the steps by which the end of this bargain was gradually reached . How much time was consumed we are not told , but that there was a great deal of talking there can be no doubt . The whole scene vividly ...
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... side of a third . He , with a sharp stone , makes a cut on the inside of the hand of each , near the middle finger , and taking a piece from their dress dips it in the blood of each , and moistens therewith seven stones lying in the ...
... side of a third . He , with a sharp stone , makes a cut on the inside of the hand of each , near the middle finger , and taking a piece from their dress dips it in the blood of each , and moistens therewith seven stones lying in the ...
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... side , and then rend it a hand's breadth . This is done for the five following relations , brother , sister , son , daughter , or wife ; but for father or mother the rent is on the left side , and in all the garments . " - Oriental ...
... side , and then rend it a hand's breadth . This is done for the five following relations , brother , sister , son , daughter , or wife ; but for father or mother the rent is on the left side , and in all the garments . " - Oriental ...
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... sides of the room , the guests having their faces toward the wall . In this case Joseph probably sat at one end of the hall and his brethren at the other end , ( they " sat before him , " verse 33 , ) while the Egyptians sat on either side ...
... sides of the room , the guests having their faces toward the wall . In this case Joseph probably sat at one end of the hall and his brethren at the other end , ( they " sat before him , " verse 33 , ) while the Egyptians sat on either side ...
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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