The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story (1891) (14598288918)

Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
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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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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washed and dressed herself, and•went to the threshing floor:. and Boaz winnowed his barley, and then had a feast.And after he had eaten and drunk, and had enough, she came near to him, andspoke to him, saying, Thou art our near kinsman: and she asked him to be kindto her. He answered, May the Lord bless thee, my daughter. Then he told hernot to fear; he would do for her all that she needed, because all the people ofBethlehem knew that she was a virtuous and good woman. The next day Boaz went to the gate of Bethlehem, and sat down in a seatthere. And he called to him ten of the elders of the city. Then Boaz spoke tothem, and to all the people, and told them that he was going to take Ruth, thedaughter-in-law of Naomi, to be his wife. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife. And Naomi was glad for herdaughter-in-law, who had loved her. And the Lord gave Boaz and Ruth a son,and Naomi took the child and laid it on her bosom, and nursed it for them.And they named the little boy Obed. 108
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RUTH GLEANS IN THE FIELDS OF BOAZ. li»!. RE rn II. 5. 7 The Afflictions of Job. THERE was a man in the land of TJz named Job, who feared God, and wascareful to do no evil. And God gave him seven sons and three daughters.He gave Job great riches also; for he had three thousand camels, seventhousand sheep, a thousand oxen, five hundred asses and many men-servants andmaid-servants, so that he was the greatest of all the men in that part of theworld where he lived. And his sons, who were grown up, and had homes of their own, used to feasttogether, taking turns at each others houses, and inviting their three sisters tocome and eat and drink with them. But after Job had enjoyed his blessings for many years, God sent trouble uponhim, to try whether he would bear it patiently, and be willing that his heavenlyFather should do to him what he thought best. Therefore God allowed his richesand his children to be taken from him. For there came to him one day amessenger, saying, While thy oxen were