Illustrations of the Bible, Volume 1E. Churton, 1835 |
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... patriarch , in a posture of deep humility , with her head bent upon her clasped hands as if unworthy to behold the solemn ratification of the covenant . Shem , the youngest son , kneels apart from the family group to mark his emi- nent ...
... patriarch , in a posture of deep humility , with her head bent upon her clasped hands as if unworthy to behold the solemn ratification of the covenant . Shem , the youngest son , kneels apart from the family group to mark his emi- nent ...
Page 10
... patriarch's ser- vants and allies ; while in the distance the armies of the discomfited kings are seen retreating in confusion before their conquerors . The moon appears rising over Sodom upon which it casts its gentle radiance ...
... patriarch's ser- vants and allies ; while in the distance the armies of the discomfited kings are seen retreating in confusion before their conquerors . The moon appears rising over Sodom upon which it casts its gentle radiance ...
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... patriarchs . The three angels are grouped together , within a circle of celestial radiance , as re- presenting the Holy ... patriarch of Alexandria in the fifth century , main- tains this argument in his first book against Julian the ...
... patriarchs . The three angels are grouped together , within a circle of celestial radiance , as re- presenting the Holy ... patriarch of Alexandria in the fifth century , main- tains this argument in his first book against Julian the ...
Page xxxiv
... patriarch has just raised himself from his pillow on ascertaining the deceit which had been practised upon him by his younger son ; there is , how- ever , a visible resignation to that immutable will which never traverses human designs ...
... patriarch has just raised himself from his pillow on ascertaining the deceit which had been practised upon him by his younger son ; there is , how- ever , a visible resignation to that immutable will which never traverses human designs ...
Page xxxvi
... patriarchs to devote par- ticular spots to the worship of God , by erecting altars in his name , and thus consecrating the place as a family sanctuary , whither , no doubt , all the members of the little social com- munity were ...
... patriarchs to devote par- ticular spots to the worship of God , by erecting altars in his name , and thus consecrating the place as a family sanctuary , whither , no doubt , all the members of the little social com- munity were ...
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Aaron Abel Abel's Abraham Adam agony Almighty altar Amalek anger appears artist has endeavoured ascer awful Balaam Balak behold Benjamin's sack brother burnt offering C.GRAY Cain censer commanded curse daugh daughters death descending DESTROYING ANGEL distance divine earth Edom Egypt Egyptian encamped Esau father fire first-born flocks God's hast heaven Hebrew immediately incense ISAAC BLESSING Israel Israelites JACOB BLESSING Joseph kindled king Korah land of Canaan land of Egypt land of Goshen lawgiver lifted light Manasseh miracle Miriam Moab mother Mount MOUNT NEBO Mount Pisgah mountain NADAB AND ABIHU patriarch Pharaoh Pisgah plague plain Potiphar Rebekah Red Sea represented rock rod of Moses sacrifice scene SCPT seen sent serpent SHALEM shalt thou smote Sodom solemn sons stands supposed tabernacle tables tent thee three angels took tower tree tribes unto the Lord venerable visitation voice whilst wife wrath Zoar
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Page 13 - But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Page 5 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 27 - They and all that appertained to them went down alive into the pit and the earth closed upon them. And they perished from among the congregation, except Aaron who was brother onto Moses; so was he spared.
Page 16 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Page 14 - Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven...
Page 29 - And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Page xxxviii - And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted ; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning.
Page 2 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 19 - And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come nigh him.