The History of the Prophet ElishaHodder and Stoughton, 1872 - 119 pages |
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Abel-meholah Balaam behold believe Bible cast chariots of fire child children of Bethel Christ Christianity corpse dead death Divine earth Edom Elijah Elisha Elisha's history Elisha's miracles evil eyes faith famine fancy father feel fiery chariot friends Gilgal God's Gospel hand hast hath Hazael healing heart heathen heaven higher criticism horses and chariots house of Ahab human indignation against Israel Jehoram Jehovah Jehu Jesus Joash Jordan Judaism king of Israel king's land of Israel leper leprosy light living look Lord mantle marvellous master means mercy mighty miserable Moab Moabites Moses Naaman Old Testament once plough poor present Samaria scholars Scripture seems sending Gehazi severity Shaphat Shunem smite sorrow soul speak spirit story strange supernatural Syrian tell thing thou shalt thought truth turn unto whole woman wonderful wondrous words wrath Zarephath
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Page 116 - And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha : and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha. he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Page 92 - And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head ; go up, thou bald head.
Page 69 - Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God : and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Page 68 - And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldst thou not have done it ? how much rather, then, when he saith to thee, Wash and be clean...
Page 49 - And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet : but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her : and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
Page 96 - Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? I tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Page 96 - And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things ? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Page 66 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 72 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 28 - And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men ? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.