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.

Old Testament Things

4 pages in this part of Curiosities of the Bible.

Old Testament Things (Where in Scripture language do)

41. Where, in Scripture language, do we find a beautiful description of spring time? 42. Prove from Scripture the sin and folly of leaning…

Old Testament Things (Temple Chron vii Bulls Ps xxii)

The temple.. ..2 Chron. vii. 16. 37. Bulls.... Ps. xxii. 12. Trees.... Isa, ii. 13. Fatlings 88. One third of a shekel..... 39. It…

Old Testament Things: Judges

When Joshua commanded it to stand still, Josh. x. 12, 13 When Hezekiah prayed that it should be turned back ten degrees as a…

Old Testament Things: Prophet

Lev. xxvi. 16. 185. Figs. Prescribed by the Prophet Isaiah for King Hezekiah. 186. See.. 187. See... ...

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