Return to Constantinople–We Sail for Asia–The Sailors Burlesque the Imperial Visitors–Ancient Smyrna–The “Oriental Splendor” Fraud –The “Biblical Crown of Life”–Pilgrim Prophecy-Savans–Sociable Armenian Girls–A Sweet Reminiscence–“The Camels are Coming, Ha-ha!” CHAPTER XXXIX.Smyrna’...
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover ...
Something not before seen and the consequences this entails.That could describe both the coming of Christ and the invention of the Bomb: each brought into the world something not before seen, manifested in a moment of blinding brilliance. And each has had enormous consequences which are still ve...
5 I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Read full chapter Ezekiel 25:5 in all English translationsAmos 1:14 New International Version 14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that wil...
and your daughters are carried on the hip. 5Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come. 6Herds of camels will cover your land, ...
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover ...
“Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man” (Genesis 24: 61). Practical lessons drawn from Rebekah’s life As the Christian’s life is about change, suggested reasons Rebekah left in confidence are helpful insights. Christians are dedicated to movin...
3 the hand of the LORD will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. 4 But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the ...
13 While I stand here at the spring and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water, 14 if I say to a young woman, ‘Please lower your jug, that I may drink,’ and she answers, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels, too,’ then she is the one whom you have...
jealousy or dissatisfaction in his words. He is content to serve in whatever capacity God ordains, as long as he can enter the courtyard and enjoy the abiding presence of Yahweh. Overwhelmed by the grace and mercy of God, he pens one of the most well-known phrases in all of Scripture....