Category: THE WONDER BOOK OF BIBLE STORIES
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THE STORY OF THE WATER THAT WAS TURNED INTO WINE
THE STORY OF THE WATER THAT WAS TURNED INTO WINE A few days after Jesus met his followers or disciples at the river Jordan, he came with these men to a town in Galilee called Cana, to be present at a wedding. In those lands a feast was always held at a wedding, and often…
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THE STORY OF THE CHILD IN THE TEMPLE
THE STORY OF THE CHILD IN THE TEMPLE Jesus was brought to Nazareth when he was a little child not more than three years old; there he grew up as a boy and a young man, and there he lived until he was thirty years of age. We should like to know many things about…
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THE STORY OF THE STAR AND THE WISE MEN
THE STORY OF THE STAR AND THE WISE MEN For some time after Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary stayed with him in Bethlehem. The little baby was not kept long in the stable sleeping in a manger; for after a few days they found room in a house; and there another visit was made…
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THE STORY OF JESUS, THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM
THE STORY OF JESUS, THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM Soon after the time when John the Baptist was born, Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth had a dream. In his dream he saw an angel from the Lord standing beside him. The angel said to him: “Joseph, sprung from the line of king David, I have come…
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THE STORY OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
THE STORY OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Among the Jews there was one class of men hated and despised by the people more than any other. That was “the publicans.” These were the men who took from the people the tax which the Roman rulers had laid upon the land. Many of these publicans…
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THE STORY OF DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN
THE STORY OF DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN The lands which had been the Babylonian or Chaldean empire, now became the empire of Persia; and over these Darius was the king. King Darius gave to Daniel, who was now a very old man, a high place in honor and in power. Among all the rulers…
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THE STORY OF THE FIERY FURNACE
THE STORY OF THE FIERY FURNACE There was in the land of Judah a wicked king-named Jehoiakim, son of the good Josiah. While Jehoiakim was ruling over the land of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, a great conqueror of the nations, came from Babylon with his army of Chaldean soldiers. He took the city of Jerusalem, and made…
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THE STORY OF GIDEON AND HIS THREE HUNDRED SOLDIERS
THE STORY OF GIDEON AND HIS THREE HUNDRED SOLDIERS At last the people of Israel came into the promised land, but they did evil in the sight of the Lord in worshipping Baal; and the Lord left them to suffer for their sins. Once the Midianites, living near the desert on the east of Israel,…
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THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE
THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE WHALE At this time another prophet, named Jonah, was giving the word of the Lord to the Israelites. To Jonah the Lord spoke, saying: “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it; for its wickedness rises up before me.” But Jonah did not wish to preach to…