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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... Naomi answered : " No , turn back , my daughters . Why should you go with me ? Turn again , my daugh- ters ; go your ... Naomi and held her close . " Look , your sister - in - law has gone back to her peo- ple and her gods , " Naomi said ...
... Naomi answered : " No , turn back , my daughters . Why should you go with me ? Turn again , my daugh- ters ; go your ... Naomi and held her close . " Look , your sister - in - law has gone back to her peo- ple and her gods , " Naomi said ...
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... Naomi . " Then you will not need to look for any other field to glean in , and Boaz surely will protect you . " So Naomi was glad ; and Ruth stayed with the maidens of Boaz , gleaning in his fields until the end of barley harvest and of ...
... Naomi . " Then you will not need to look for any other field to glean in , and Boaz surely will protect you . " So Naomi was glad ; and Ruth stayed with the maidens of Boaz , gleaning in his fields until the end of barley harvest and of ...
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... Naomi with six measures of barley as a gift from Boaz . " Do not go empty - handed to your mother - in - law , " Boaz had said , and Ruth gave Naomi his present of food while she told the older woman every word that Boaz had said to her .
... Naomi with six measures of barley as a gift from Boaz . " Do not go empty - handed to your mother - in - law , " Boaz had said , and Ruth gave Naomi his present of food while she told the older woman every word that Boaz had said to her .
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