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1917 With Americans of Past and Present Days, J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of France to United States…Brewer's: Vanessa
is Miss Esther Vanhomrigh, and Cadenus is Dean Swift. While he was still married to Stella [Miss Hester Johnson, whose tutor he had been] Miss Vanhomrigh fell in love with him, and…Brewer's: Ahasuerus
or Ahashverosh A title common to several Persian kings. The three mentioned in the Bible are supposed to be Cyaxares (Daniel xi, 1); Xerxes (Esther); and Cambyses (Ezra iv, 6). An…The Book of Wisdom
Wisdom Ch. 1: Love righteousness, ye that be judges of… Ch. 2: For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves… Ch. 3: But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of… Ch. 4: Better it is to…Vikings
(Encyclopedia) Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. In their language, the word “viking” originally meant a…1 Kings
1 Kings Ch. 1: Now king David was old and stricken in years… Ch. 2: Now the days of David drew nigh that he should… Ch. 3: And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of… Ch. 4: So king Solomon…2 Samuel
2 Samuel Ch. 1: Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when… Ch. 2: And it came to pass after this, that David… Ch. 3: Now there was long war between the house of Saul… Ch. 4: And when…The Book of John
John Ch. 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was… Ch. 2: And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of… Ch. 3: There was a man of the Pharisees, named… Ch. 4: When therefore the…The Book of Joshua
Joshua Ch. 1: Now after the death of Moses the servant of… Ch. 2: And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two… Ch. 3: And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they… Ch. 4: And it came to…The Book of Judges
Judges Ch. 1: Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass… Ch. 2: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to… Ch. 3: Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to… Ch. 4: And the…Trending
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