| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...upon them. And when they had prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, and there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded : the people came near, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1805 - 464 pages
...Ahab, king of Israel, it is recorded of the prophets of Baal that, in worshipping their idol "they " cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner..." knives and lances till the blood gushed out upon thcm."§ At this day the islanders of the South sea express grief and lamentation for the dead in the... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...until the [time] of the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, till three o'clock in the afternoon ; that [there was] neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded ; all was in -vain. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came... | |
| Bryan Edwards - 1806 - 452 pages
...Ahab, king of Israel, it is recorded of the prophets of Baal that, in worshipping their idol " they " cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner...and lances till the blood gushed out upon them."§ At this day the islanders of the South sea express grief and lamentation for the dead in the very same... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1807 - 426 pages
...priests of Baal who leaped upon the altar they had made, which the Septuagint render ran round; and they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner...knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. Their running round the altar signified the annual rotation of the earth round the sun. Striking with... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening saF 3 crifice, Orifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto hnn. And... | |
| 1810 - 480 pages
...Baal, who leaped upon the altar they had made: — which the Sep. tuagint renders "run round; and they cried aloud, and cut themselves, after their manner,...and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them." This running round the altar, signified, the annual rotation of the earth round the sun, — striking... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...mid-day was past, .and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the eveningsacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, •nor any that regarded. Aad Elijah eaid unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him : and... | |
| 1803 - 652 pages
...who leaped upon the altar they had made : — which the Septuagint renders " run round ; ami the\' cried aloud, and cut themselves, after their manner,...and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them." This running round the altar, signified, the annual rotation of the earth round the sun ; — striking... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 pages
...priests of Baal who leaped upon the altar they had made, which the Septuagint render ran round; and they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner...knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. Their running round the altar signified the annual rotation of the earth round the sun. Striking with... | |
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