 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand,...  The pearl of story books [ed. by B.]. - Pagina 241871Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Pedder Buddicom - 1839 - 1038 pagina’s
...was convenient, yet for love's iake, he rather besought him.1 " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between my herdmen, and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren....depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left." Full richly did the Spirit of God dwell in this disciple, enabling him to exhibit that quietude and... | |
 | Henry Blunt - 1839 - 360 pagina’s
...with almost unexampled tenderness and humility to address his younger and far less amiable kinsman, " Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself,...go to the right ; or, if thou depart to the right, then I will go to the left." What forbearance, what generosity, what true nobility of mind was here... | |
 | George Moir Bussey - 1840 - 282 pagina’s
...there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thine; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee ? Separate...all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered, even as the garden of the Lord. So Lot chose the plain of Jordan, and journeyed eastward ; and Abram... | |
 | Henry Edward J. Howard (hon.) - 1840 - 340 pagina’s
...to a preference, and said to his nephew, " Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee, for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee...depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left."* God looked with approbation upon this rare want of selfishness, and immediately rewarded it, by a renewal... | |
 | 1858 - 498 pagina’s
...light in them." What true greatness of soul, and what noble liberality are seen in Abraham of old. " Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and...depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left." With a lustre no less brightly and beautifully does this generous spirit shine in the large hearted... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1841 - 452 pagina’s
...say to one another as Abram said to Lot when they were invading the territory of the Canaanites — " Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself,...the right hand then I will go to the left " — and, on which occasion, we learn that, without opposition, " Lot chose him the plain of Jordan." * The few... | |
 | 1841 - 894 pagina’s
...say to one another as Abram said to Lot when they were invading the territory of the Canaanites — " Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself,...the right hand then I will go to the left " — and, on which occasion, we learn that, without opposition, " Lot chose him the plain of Jordan." * The few... | |
 | 1841 - 488 pagina’s
...be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee ? Separate...depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left." In order to fit his people for the intercourse and enjoyments of heaven, the Savior strictly prohibited... | |
 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1841 - 452 pagina’s
...say to one another as Abram said to Lot when they were invading the territory of the Canaanites — " Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself,...the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand then 1 will go to the left "" — and, on which occasion, we learn that, without opposition, " Lot chose... | |
 | John Kitto - 1841 - 640 pagina’s
...Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen ; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee...left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou wilt depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left." In the life of a Bedouin pastor, the concession... | |
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