Curiosities of the Bible

Who was put to death by a plague? What's the shortest verse? 446 pages of Bible prize questions, enigmas and curiosities that Victorian Sunday schools competed over.

An Easter Acrostic

5 pages in this part of Curiosities of the Bible.

An Easter Acrostic

The first of men who made and tasted wine.

An Easter Acrostic: Scripture

SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 116. "An eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures."

An Easter Acrostic: Israel

A type of the house of Israel.

An Easter Acrostic: Christ

The initials of the above names give an incident in the life of Christ which marks more impressively, perhaps, than any other, his perfect…

An Easter Acrostic: Saviour

SCRIPTURE ENIGMA, No. 132. 1. The name which Jacob gave to Luz, in memory of the Lord's appearing to him when he fled from Esau. 2. The…

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