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Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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llowed to pass in peace through their territory.The king of Edom refused, with some show of justice,to have this great horde of people cross his lands. Arad,the Canaanite, went so far as to attack them, and takemany prisoners. At that Israel turned upon him, andutterly destroyed his kingdom. Yet with Edom Moseswould not fight, because the Edomites were supposed tobe descendants of Esau, Jacobs brother. Hence thepeople had to march all around the country of Edom;whereas, their first victory having given them confidence,they were now eager to advance by the shortest road,fighting their way into Palestine. Again they protestedagainst the long days of marching; again they spakeagainst God. This time fiery serpents were sent among them, appear-ing everywhere, as though raining down from the clouds.Many of the unfortunate people died of the stings. Theycried to Moses for mercy, and God bade him set up aserpent of brass in the centre of the camp.Each wounded person who lookedon it was saved.
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DEUTERONOMY XII OF OFFERINGS 337 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offeringsin every place that thou seest: 14 But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thytribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shaltdo all that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates,whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of theLord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the cleanmay eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earthas water. 17 ^ Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn,or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firsthngs of thy herds or of thyflock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offer-ings, or heave offering of thine hand: 18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the placeAvhich the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thydaughter, a

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