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harles Me. Fainbor

Colchester-Connecticut

SKETCHES July 26th
TD1867

OF

UNIVERSAL HISTORY,

COMPILED FROM SEVERAL AUTHORS:

FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.

VOL. II.

FIRST EDITION.

NEW-HAVEN :

PRINTED BY J. BARBER.

.............

1816,

EPB

PUBLIC LIBRARY

161520

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

1899.

DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT, 95.

L. S.

Bday of October, in the thirty-sixth year of

E it Remembered, That on the thirtieth

the independence of the United States of America, Joseph Barber, of said District hath deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit:

"Sketches of Universal History, compiled from seve"ral authors, for the use of Schools."

In conformity to an act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts and Books, to "the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the "times therein mentioned."

H. W. EDWARDS,

Clerk of the District of Connecticut.

A true copy of Record, examined and sealed by me,

H. W. EDWARDS,

Clerk of the District of Connecticut.

Universal History, &c.

CHAP. I.

The History of Israel during the Life of Joshua. QUESTION. Did the Israelites take immediate posses

sion of the promised land at the death of Moses?

Answer. They mourned a full month for their venerable legislator; then at the command of God, they prepared to pass over Jordan to take possession of Canaan. "But previous to their departure, Joshua sent two men as spies, to procure the best information of the natural and political strength of the country, which they were about to attack; and particularly to gain a knowledge of the passages which led to the city of Jericho. It is probable that this measure was adopted from some intimation of the Divine will to Joshua, and not through distrust of the promises, as seemed to be the case with the twelve sent by Moses; consequently these spies rendered an important service to their country, and were guided and protected in a peculiar manner by providence.

Q. What happened to those men who went to search the land?

A. Having passed the fords of Jordan, (that river not having yet overflowed its banks, as it did soon after-B.C. 1451,) they entered Jericho, and obtained lodging at the house of a woman called Rahab, who probably kept an house of entertainment for travellers, and who had been an harlot, but at this time appears to have become a good woman.--Her faith in the promises of God led her to entertain the spies, and to conceal them from the king of Jericho, who having been informed that two Israelites had entered the city, sent to apprehend them,

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