The Union Bible DictionaryAmerican Sunday-School Union, 1837 - 648 pages |
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Abimelech Acts allusion altar Ammonites Amos ancient apostle Arabs army Assyria Bible called Canaan Christ Christian Chron church Comp David death denote Deut divine east eastern Edom Egypt Ezek faith feast feet God's gospel Greek Hebrew Hence holy hundred Israel Israelites Jacob Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John John xix Jordan Josh Judah Judea Judg Kings xv land Lord Luke Matt ment miles Moab modern Moses mount mountains passage Paul Persia priests probably prophecy prophet Prov reign Roman ruins S. S. Union sacred writers Samaria Saul Saviour Scriptures Shechem signifies sion stone supposed Syria temple Testament tion travellers tree tribe tribe of Judah tribes of Gad viii word worship xvii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvi xxvii xxxi xxxii
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Page 198 - Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Page 157 - God hath exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance and remission of sins...
Page 588 - HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Page 91 - Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Page 122 - And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, "Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
Page 423 - All the persons employed now lighted their lamps, and ran with them in their hands to fill up their stations in the procession ; some of them had lost their lights, and were unprepared, but it was then too...
Page 424 - The bridegroom was carried in the arms of a friend and placed upon 'a superb seat in the midst of the company, where he sat a short time, and then went into the house, the door of which was immediately shut and guarded by sepoys. I and others expostulated with the doorkeepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with our Lord's beautiful parable as at this moment : and the door was shut.
Page 381 - On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the pillar of cloud and fire arose from the tabernacle, where it had rested for some time, and by its course led them into the wilderness of Paran, called the great and terrible wilderness- (Num.
Page 21 - Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Page 417 - ... love the Lord his God, with all his heart and soul and mind and strength...