The foundations of history (1864) (14776061202)

Identifier: foundationsofhis00schi (find matches)
Title: The foundations of history
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Schieffelin, Samuel Bradhurst, 1811-1900. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, A. D. F. Randolph
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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indsthe people of God that once they were slaves : and also, whomade them free. I am the Lord thy God, which havebrought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house ofbondage. ^ The same motive to love and good works istaught throughout the Epistles, For ye are bought with aprice : therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit,which are Gods. ^ The burden of the new song of praiseand thanksgiving in heaven is, Thou wast slain, and hast re-deemed us to God by thy blood, and hast made us unto ourGod kings and priests : and we shall reign on the earth.^ Part of the mission of the Lord Jesus Christ was topreach deliverance to the captives, to set at liberty themthat are bruised. ^ Hence, our constant prayer should be,* Thy kingdom come. ^ 1 Tim. iv. 8 ; 1 Cor. iii. 22. ^ Deut. xxviii. 13. ^ Leyit. xxvi. 8. * Gen. xiv. 15 ; Judges vii. 2, 19; 1 Sam. xiv. 6; 1 Chron. xi. 11, 20. * Exod. XX. 2. ^ 1 Cor. vi. 20 ; vii. 23; 2 Cor. v. 15 ; Titus iL 14. Kev. V. 9. ® Luke iv. 18. <
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^ ^ ^f^i CHAPTER XXYIII. DESCENDANTS OF HAM—FIEST KINGDOMS—NIMROD — FIRSTCITY AND FIRST BUILDING AFTER THE FLOOD—BABEL ORBABYLON—FIRST ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. HA^I signifies hlack or burnt. His descendants dweltin the tropical or liot regions of the earth. TheCushites settled in the southern regions of Asia; in timespreading over Arabia to Egypt. The land of Gush is trans-lated in the Bible the land of Ethiopia: and its inhabi-tants Ethiopians. We must bear in mind that generallythose referred to by that name in the Bible are inhabitants ofArabia, and not of the land now known as Ethiopia, southof Egypt.^ The sons of Canaan settled in Palestine andSyria; and the sons of Mizraim and Phut in Egypt, andLybia in Africa. Neither Ham nor his descendants became degraded slavesimmediately. In fact his descendants for many years weremore powerful than the children of the other sons of Noah,who were to inherit the blessing. Although they were to bethe slaves of Shem, yet some of th