The Story Bible: Volume 1Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1971 With her magical ability to tell a story, the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, retells 72 stories from the Old and New Testaments in language both understandable and enjoyable to the modern reader. |
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... Jonah said unhappily . " Then the sea will calm itself for you , for I know that it is my fault that this great tempest is upon you . " But the sailors , though they did not worship Jonah's ... Jonah was alive inside The Story of Jonah 313.
... Jonah said unhappily . " Then the sea will calm itself for you , for I know that it is my fault that this great tempest is upon you . " But the sailors , though they did not worship Jonah's ... Jonah was alive inside The Story of Jonah 313.
Page 314
... Jonah upon the dry land . It was some little while before Jonah was ready to face the hazards of another journey . But eventually the word of the Lord came to him a second time , saying , " Arise , go to Nineveh , that great city , and ...
... Jonah upon the dry land . It was some little while before Jonah was ready to face the hazards of another journey . But eventually the word of the Lord came to him a second time , saying , " Arise , go to Nineveh , that great city , and ...
Page 316
... Jonah was outraged . Then the Lord made a gourd to grow , and caused it to become tall and large so that its leaves would shelter Jonah from the blazing sun . And Jonah was very glad of the shady shelter of its great green leaves , so ...
... Jonah was outraged . Then the Lord made a gourd to grow , and caused it to become tall and large so that its leaves would shelter Jonah from the blazing sun . And Jonah was very glad of the shady shelter of its great green leaves , so ...
Contents
Foreword | 7 |
The Creation of the World | 13 |
The First Murder | 21 |
Copyright | |
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Aaron Abraham Abram Absalom Ahab altar Amalekites anger answered asked Baal battle blessed Boaz brother brought called camp child children of Israel commanded cried Daniel daugh daughter David dream earth Egyptians Elijah Elisha enemies Esau evil father flocks gave Gideon give gods hand heard heart heaven Hebrew Hebron Isaac Israelites Jacob Jeroboam Jerusalem Jonah Joseph Joshua journey Judah kill king knew Laban land of Canaan land of Egypt land of Goshen land of Israel live looked Lord loved Midian Midianites mighty Moab Moses mountain Nahor Naomi Nebuchadnezzar night numbers once Pharaoh Philistines pray priests promised prophet Rachel Rebekah Rehoboam Ruth Samson Samuel Saul Saul's sent servant sheep Sodom Solomon sons spoke stone surely tell temple tents thing told took trees tribes turned voice walls wife wilderness woman words worship young