The Women of Israel, Volume 2D. Appleton, 1870 |
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... dignity and elevation of the Israelitish woman most completely . There was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great , and he had three thousand sheep , and a thou- sand goats . His name was Nabal ...
... dignity and elevation of the Israelitish woman most completely . There was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great , and he had three thousand sheep , and a thou- sand goats . His name was Nabal ...
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... dignity , by that fulsome adulation with which a mind of a less elevated grade would have sought to disarm David's wrath . She does not say one word which grates upon the mind as flattery . All of greatness , of victory , of life which ...
... dignity , by that fulsome adulation with which a mind of a less elevated grade would have sought to disarm David's wrath . She does not say one word which grates upon the mind as flattery . All of greatness , of victory , of life which ...
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... dignity , her self - possession and enduring temper , to have so acquired and preserved the respect and faithfulness of her household , whom the example of their master night have rendered rude and sottish as himself , and who , were ...
... dignity , her self - possession and enduring temper , to have so acquired and preserved the respect and faithfulness of her household , whom the example of their master night have rendered rude and sottish as himself , and who , were ...
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... dignity and modest self - esteem . Behold , let thine handmaid be a servant , to wash the feet of the servants of my lord . " When she was in the character of a petitioner , we find no such expressions ; for in entreaty they would have ...
... dignity and modest self - esteem . Behold , let thine handmaid be a servant , to wash the feet of the servants of my lord . " When she was in the character of a petitioner , we find no such expressions ; for in entreaty they would have ...
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... dignity , did neither . That she had been permitted to save her household from an imminent danger was enough for her - and if the kind providence of the Eternal had not ordained it otherwise , she would have returned to all her usual ...
... dignity , did neither . That she had been permitted to save her household from an imminent danger was enough for her - and if the kind providence of the Eternal had not ordained it otherwise , she would have returned to all her usual ...
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Page 272 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Page 188 - And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels ; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked : between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.
Page 74 - Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace ; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place.
Page 24 - Who is David ? and who is the son of Jesse ? there be many servants nowadays that break away every man from his master. Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?
Page 333 - That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Page 106 - And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews ; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Page 96 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law : and if I perish, I perish.
Page 48 - And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee.
Page 60 - And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 47 - And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged ; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.