| Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...Hollow of his Thigh; and the Hollow of JdcoVs Thigh was out of Joint, as he WRESTLED with him. 24. And Jacob was left alone, and there WRESTLED A MAN with him until the breaking of the Day. 25. And he faid, Let me go, for rhe Day breaketh: And he faid, I will riot let thee go, except thou... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - Apologetics - 1768 - 360 pages
...wreftled a man with him, until the break" ing of the day. And when he faw that he pre" vailed not againft him, he touched the hollow *' of his thigh: and the hollow of Jacob's thigh " was out of joinj, as he wreftled with him. " And he faid, Let me go, for the day break" eth : and he faid, I will... | |
| Ebenezer Erskine - Sermons - 1798 - 614 pages
...wreftled a man with him, until the breaking of the day. And •>vhen he faw that he prevailed not againft him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wredled with him. And he faid, Let me go, for the day brcj!;e;h ; and he faid, I will not let thee... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...passed over the ford Jabbok. And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. And Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man...wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 600 pages
...wreftled a man with him, " until the breaking of the day. And when he faw that '* he prevailed not againft him, he touched the hollow of " his thigh : and the...hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of " joint, as he wreftled with him. And he faid, Let me " go, for the day breaketh : and he faid, I will not let thee... | |
| Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...comes off second best, and no wonder for the match was not equal. In verse twenty fourth it is said, and Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. In the caption of this chapter, it iť said that Jacob wrestled with an angel ; here it is said to... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 446 pages
...and bfieud the night in devotion : and there wrestled a man with him, probably an angel of God, 25 until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that...Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him ; the /lift bone slifit out of its socket. This ivas designed to show how easily the divine messenger... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...spiritual strength. XXXII. 24 And there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. XXXII. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him,...thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And when he had proved the strength of his faith such, as that it could not be daunted, &c. lest Jacob... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...humble him by, such as might testify, it was not tlie hand of a mere man that strove with him. XXXII. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day brcaketh: And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he, as yet concealing himself from Jacob, said, after the manner otmen,as if the... | |
| Bible - 1808 - 530 pages
...caused all belonging to him to cross over; 24 and Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him till against him he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh became numb, in wrestling with him. 26 And he said to him, Let me go: for the dawn approached. 27 But... | |
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