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" And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after... "
The Greatest English Classic: A Study of the King James Version of the Bible ... - Page 124
by Cleland Boyd McAfee - 1912 - 286 pages
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The People of Persia

John Kitto - 1799 - 200 pages
...their extravagancies probably bear much resemblance to the practices of the priests of Baal, who " cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner,...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them," 1 Kings xviii. 28. It even appears from Jer. xvi. 6, 7, that these practices were retained as testimonials...
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Discourses on the Malevolent Sentiments

John Hey - 1801 - 278 pages
...votaries to give a sign of power. The Priests of Baal called " from " morning even until noon ;" they " cut themselves, " after their manner, with knives and lancets, till the " blood gushed out upon them;"—"at noon Elijah " mocked them and said, cry aloud : for he is a God, " either he is talking,...
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The Port Folio

Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - 540 pages
...must resemble the practices of the priests of Baal, who ' cried aloud and cut themselves after this manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.' 1 Kings xviii. 28. See also Jeremiah xvi. 5 — 7.1' pp. 176, 177. On one of the nights of this commemoration,...
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An abridgment of Scripture history, consisting of lessons selected from the ...

Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...he is talking or is pursuing, or is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their...lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And when they had prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, and there was neither...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 3

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] perad28 venture he sleepeth, and must be awaked.» And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and 29 lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the ..., Volume 1

Bryan Edwards - 1805 - 464 pages
...days of Ahab, king of Israel, it is recorded of the prophets of Baal that, in worshipping their idol "they " cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner with " knives and lances till the blood gushed out upon thcm."§ At this day the islanders of the South sea express grief...
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Select parts of the holy Bible, for the use of the negro slaves, in the ...

1807 - 570 pages
...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure'he sleepeth, ac'd must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of...
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Oriental Customs: Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by ..., Volume 2

Samuel Burder - 1807 - 436 pages
...the priests of Baal who leaped upon the altar they had made, which the Septuagint render ran round; and they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancesy till the Hood gushed out upon them. Their running round the •altar signified the annual rotation...
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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Together with the ...

1809 - 1150 pages
...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 shall it be eaten ; thou shah not carry forth aught...abroad out of the house : neither shall ye break a bone 29 And it came to pass, when mid-day •was past, and they prophesied until the time of tlie offering...
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The Mythology and Rites of the British Druids, Ascertained by National ...

Edward Davies - 1809 - 660 pages
...A fanatical rite of piercing the thigh, so as tu draw blood. — Thus, the idolatrous Israelite! " cried aloud, and cut themselves, after their manner,...lancets, -' till the blood gushed out upon them." — 3. A ritual adorning of the sacred rock, which was, at that time, to display the countenance of...
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