 | 1826 - 622 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish of flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought anjoffering to the gods ; place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...greedily they will devour it." — She did so. In the meantime, Abraham took a hammer, broke the idols in pieces ; all excepting the largest, in whose hands... | |
 | 1826 - 608 pages
...in her hrind a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods. Place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman;" said Abraham, " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." — She did so. In the mean time, Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | 1826 - 606 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods. Place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman;" said Abraham, " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it."—She did so. In the mean time, Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | 1826 - 426 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour, ' Here,' said she, ' I have brought an offering to the Gods. Place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...before them thyself, foolish woman, said Abraham; thon will soon see how greedily they will devour it. — j She did so. In the mean time Abraham took... | |
 | 1827 - 394 pages
...Abraham, and bid them be propitious to me." " Place it thyself, foolish woman !" said Abraham; " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." She did...idols in pieces, all excepting the largest, in whose liands lie placed the ш 248 August, 1826.] 24» strument of destruction. Terah returned, and with... | |
 | Moses Maimonides, James Townley - 1827 - 474 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour* " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods. Place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman !," said Abraham : " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." She did so. In the mean time, Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | 1827 - 918 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods; place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman," said Abraham, " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." She did so. In the mean time Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | 1827 - 1164 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, "have I brought nn offering to the gods; place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman," said Abraham, " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." She did so. In the mean time Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | Moses Maimonides, James Townley - 1827 - 474 pages
...carrying in her hand a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods. Place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious...them thyself, foolish woman !," said Abraham : " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour it." She did so. In the mean time, Abraham took a hammer,... | |
 | 1828 - 488 pages
...in her hand a large dish with flour. " Here," said she, " have I brought an offering to the gods ; place it before them, Abraham, and bid them be propitious to me." — " Place it hefore them thyself, foolish woman," said Abraham, " thou wilt soon see how greedily they will devour... | |
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She did so. In the mean time Abraham took a hammer, broke the idols in pieces, all excepting the largest, in whose hands he placed the instrument of destruction. 
