Category: bible
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Lot’s Flight from Sodom
LOT’S FLIGHT FROM SODOM In Palestine, the land in which Jesus dwelt when He was upon earth, there is an inland sea, called the Dead Sea. Its waters are very salt, and no trees grow upon its shores. Many long years before the birth of Jesus Christ, two cities stood upon the plain which the…
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Abraham and Isaac
ABRAHAM AND ISAAC Abraham feared God and obeyed His commandments; and God promised to bless Abraham very greatly. He gave him riches in cattle, and silver, and gold; and said that the land of Canaan should belong to him and his descendants. God also gave him a son in his old age, whom he loved,…
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MOTHER STORIES From the Old Testament
This book offers captivating Old Testament stories for mothers to share with children, teaching important life lessons and values.
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THE STORY OF THE PALM BRANCHES
THE STORY OF THE PALM BRANCHES Came to Bethany where his friends Martha and Mary lived From Jericho, Jesus and his disciples went up the mountains, and came to Bethany, where his friends Martha and Mary lived, and where he had raised Lazarus to life. Many people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was there, and…
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THE STORY OF STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR
THE STORY OF STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR In the New Testament, in the book of Acts, you will learn how the members of the church in Jerusalem gave their money freely to help the poor. This free giving led to trouble, as the church grew so fast; for some of the widows who were poor…
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THE STORY OF THE MAN AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE
THE STORY OF THE MAN AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE Soon after Jesus was taken up into heaven, his disciples began to preach, as he had told them to do. They stood up in the streets, and in the Temple, and spoke to the people all the words that Jesus had given to them. And although…
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The Tower of Babel
THE TOWER OF BABEL Babel means confusion. Was it not a strange name to give a tower? How did it get this? After Noah left the ark, God made a promise to him that He would no more destroy the earth by a flood, and blessed him and his sons. In course of time many…
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN
THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN Soon afterward Jesus gave to the people in Jerusalem the parable or story of “The Good Shepherd.” “Verily, verily (that is, ‘in truth, in truth’), I say to you, if any one does not go into the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, it…
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THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB
THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB After Jesus was taken before the high-priest where he was ridiculed and the people spat upon him, he was taken before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, who ruled over Judea. He heard their complaints, but did not find any cause for putting him to death. But at last he…
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The Flood
THE FLOOD About fifteen hundred years had passed since Cain slew Abel, during which time man had become more and more wicked. At length God saw “that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Then God said, “I will…