Heroes of Hebrew HistoryW.H. Allen, 1890 - 368 pages |
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Abel-meholah Abraham Abram Ahab Ahaziah altar Amalek amidst amongst Amorite Ashtoreth Baal Bethel blessing bowed brethren brother Canaan cast character children of Israel command daring dark David death deep deliverance desert doubtless dreams dungeon earth earthly Egypt Egyptian Elijah Elisha enemies Esau evil eyes faith father fear fulfilled gift God's grand hand hath heart heathen heaven holy honour hosts Isaac Jacob Jehoshaphat Jehovah Jeroboam Jordan Joseph Joshua Judah judge king of Israel kingdom land living Midian mighty Moab Moses mountain mysterious natural Nazarite ness once Padan-aram passed Pharaoh Philistines plain presence priests promise prophecy prophet record Rehoboam royal sacred Samaria Samson Samuel Saul seems servant shadow Shaphat sight sons sorrow soul spake spirit stirred strength strong Terah terrible thee throne Timnath tion tribes triumph true unto the Lord utterance voice whilst wilderness wonder words worship youth
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Page 327 - AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Page 70 - Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Page 207 - And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
Page 123 - If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Page 315 - I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Page 136 - There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 261 - God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation: but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Page 89 - And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old : and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
Page 282 - And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Page 7 - Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing : And I will bless them that bless thee : and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.