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Page 138 - and grew until he became very great; for he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and great store of servants." The blessing he pronounced on Jacob, shows that he desired nothing but riches and power for his son—" Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of
Page 140 - the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron," at the taking of Jericho, and making them public property by putting them " into the treasury of the house of the Lord ;| Achan coveting and taking "a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold ;"§ the
Page 139 - Laban bantered Jacob to stay longer, and Jacob shaped the bargain greatly to his own advantage, so that he " increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses."^ Laban's sons
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Page 200 - disease which is fast approaching my vitals, warn me that I shall not be long of this world. I trust in God I am somewhat prepared for a better. But go, George, fulfill the high destinies which heaven appears to assign you; go, my son, and may
Page 197 - secluded spot, formed by rocks and trees near her dwelling, where, abstracted from the world and worldly things, she communed with her Creator in humiliation and prayer. " After an absence of nearly seven years, it was, at length, on the return of the combined armies from Yorktown, permitted to the