The History of the Holy Bible, abridged : embellished with eight elegant copper plate prints.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Published by T.T. Stiles, 1807.
Description52 pages : illustrations ; 13 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 12760. ^A575643
Contents Chap. I. Treating of God -- Chap. II. Of the Creation -- Chap. III. Of the Garden of Eden -- Chap. IV. Of Adam and Eve in Paradise, their fall and expulsion -- Chap. V. Consequences of the fall -- Chap. VII. The birth and call of Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. Isaac born -- Chap. VI. Of the flood.--The building of the Tower of Babel -- Chap. VIII. Of Joseph and his brethren -- Chap. IX. The oppression of the children of Israel in Egypt, and their deliverance from thence. Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea. The law published on Mount Sinai -- Chap. X. The story of Baalam and his ass -- Chap. XI. The Israelites pass through Jordan, and take Jericho. The history of Samson. Saul anointed king. The story of David and Goliath. The reign of David -- Chap. XII. Solomon's wisdom. His judgment between the two harlots. The building and dedication of the temple -- Chap. XIII. Jonah in the whale's body. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego cast into the fiery furnace. Daniel in the lion's den.
General noteEight metal-engraved plates (including title plate) included in pagination.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 12760
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 586.6
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 12760).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1807.

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