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.

Key to Bible Characters, No. 14.-Ishmael, Abraham.-

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Key to Bible Characters, No. 14.-Ishmael, Abraham.-

1. I-r-a. 2. S-egu-b. .. 3. II-amo-r. 4. M-ar-a. 5. A-rauna-h.

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