The Veracity of the Five Books of Moses, Argued from the Undesigned Coincidences to be Found in Them, when Compared in Their Several PartsJohn Murray, 1830 - 214 pages |
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... Haran . He came nigh to the city of Nahor — it was the hour when the people were going to draw water . He entreated God to give him a token whereby he might know which of the damsels of the place he had ap- pointed 52 THE VERACITY OF ...
... Haran . He came nigh to the city of Nahor — it was the hour when the people were going to draw water . He entreated God to give him a token whereby he might know which of the damsels of the place he had ap- pointed 52 THE VERACITY OF ...
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... Haran were the co - evals of his own child in Canaan . I must say that this trifling instance of minute consistency gives me very great confidence in the veracity of the historian . It is an incidental point in the narrative - most ...
... Haran were the co - evals of his own child in Canaan . I must say that this trifling instance of minute consistency gives me very great confidence in the veracity of the historian . It is an incidental point in the narrative - most ...
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... Haran and inquires of the shepherds after his kindred in that place , how does he express himself : " Know ye , " says he , " Laban the son of Nahor . " This is more marked than even the former * Genesis , xxiv . 53 . Ibid . xxix . 5 ...
... Haran and inquires of the shepherds after his kindred in that place , how does he express himself : " Know ye , " says he , " Laban the son of Nahor . " This is more marked than even the former * Genesis , xxiv . 53 . Ibid . xxix . 5 ...
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... Haran , whence he was now returning , is the death and burial of Sarah , no doubt a tender mother ( as she proved herself a jealous one , ) to the child of her old age and her only child . What more likely than that her loss was the ...
... Haran , whence he was now returning , is the death and burial of Sarah , no doubt a tender mother ( as she proved herself a jealous one , ) to the child of her old age and her only child . What more likely than that her loss was the ...
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... Haran , and therefore must have been sent back again meanwhile , for some purpose or other , from Canaan to Haran ; and at Elim , in the desert , the Israelites discover twelve wells of water and three - score and ten palms , the ...
... Haran , and therefore must have been sent back again meanwhile , for some purpose or other , from Canaan to Haran ; and at Elim , in the desert , the Israelites discover twelve wells of water and three - score and ten palms , the ...
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9th chapter Aaron Abraham Amalek amongst argument Balaam Balak barley bespeaks Bethuel blessing Book of Genesis Books of Moses brethren brother camp of Reuben Canaan chapter of Genesis chapter of Numbers children of Israel circumstance command compared consistency without design corn Dathan and Abiram daugh daughters death Deuteronomy Egypt Esau Exod Exodus fact famine father Feast given God's Haran hath hints historian holy Ibid incident incidental instance Isaac Israelites Jacob Joseph Judah Kohath Korah Laban land Levites Leviticus Lord matters mentioned Merari Mesopotamia Midian Midianites miracle Moab Nadab and Abihu Nahor narrative natural occasion passage Passover Patriarchal Church Pentateuch perhaps Pethor Pharaoh Plague priests Prophet raiment Rebekah Rephidim Sabbath servant sons Tabernacle tents thee thing thou tion told tribe tribe of Simeon unto veracity wheat wherefore whilst wilderness word writings of Moses xxiv xxvi
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Page 6 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 22 - See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days: abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Page 22 - And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord.
Page 65 - What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Page 90 - And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Page 25 - And he said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Page 98 - And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Page 108 - For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me ? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Page 114 - Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die : it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations...
Page 165 - Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.