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Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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o know whereJesus was. And he gathered together some learned men whom he knew had studied theScriptures, and asked them to tell him where Christ should be born. Theyanswered, In the city of Bethlehem, for so the prophet has said. Then Herodcalled the wise men to him, and sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go and lookdiligently for the young child, and when you have found him bring me word,that I may come and worship him also. But he said this, not because he wantedto worship Jesus: it was because he wanted to put him to death. After Herod had spoken to them, the wise men departed from Jerusalem,and went toward Bethlehem. And as they went, the star which they had seenin their own land, appeared to them again. When they saw the star, they werefilled with joy, for it moved on before them, and showed them the way, till itcame and stood over the house where the young child was. And they wentinto the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother, and they boweddown and worshipped him. 220
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THE WISE MEN FOLLOW THE STAB. 221 St. Matthew II. 1. T Joseph and Maky Go to Jeeusalem. ^ fHE wise men who came from a far country, brought presents for Jesus, ofsuch things as were precious in the country where they lived. And whenthey had opened these things, they gave to him gifts of gold, and frank-incense, and myrrh. But God spoke to them in a dream, and commanded themnot to go back to Herod; therefore they returned to their own country byanother way. When Herod found that the wise men had disobeyed him, he was veryangry, and sent his servants to Bethlehem and slew all the little children there,that were two years old or younger, for he hojoed that among them Jesus wouldbe slain. But before Herods servants came, the angel of the Lord told Josephto take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt. And Joseph arosein the night and fled into Egypt; and he stayed there till Herod was dead.Then the angel spoke to him again, saying, Arise, and go back into the land ofIsrael, for

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