Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ...W. and R. Chambers, 1878 |
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Side 225 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
Side 190 - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and...
Side 370 - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Side 341 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Side 118 - And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Side 169 - That no person offered as a witness shall hereafter be excluded, by reason of incapacity from crime or interest, from giving evidence, either in person or by deposition, according to the practice of the Court, on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in any Court, or before any judge, jury, sheriff, coroner, magistrate...
Side 225 - And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Side 252 - Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Side 275 - the knowing ones,' or the initiated. It was necessary that they should be horn in wedlock, be of the Christian religion, lead a blameless life, and bind themselves by a tremendous oath ' to support the holy Feme, and to conceal it from wife and child, father and mother, sister and brother, fire and wind, from all that the sun shines on and the rain wets, and from all that is between heaven and earth.
Side 134 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.