The History of the Holy Bible, abridged.

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Publication Info[New Haven] : From Sidney's Press, New-Haven, 1809.
Description36 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 14 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 17760. ^A575643
Contents Chap. I. Treating of God -- Chap. II. Of the Creation -- III. Of the Garden of Eden -- Chap. IV. Of Adam and Eve in Paradise, their fall and expulsion -- Chap. V. The consequences of the fall -- Chap. VI. Of the flood. The building of the Tower of Babel -- Chap. VII. Birth and call of Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. Isaac born -- 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 Sampson. 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 Abednego cast into the fiery furnace. Daniel in the lion's den -- Rosamond. By Maria Edgeworth.
General noteCover title: History of the Bible. Published by I. Cooke & Co. Church-Street, New-Haven, opposite Butler's tavern, where every article may be found usually wanted in schools and academies.
General note"Juvenile publications. At the new brick book-store of Increase Cooke & Co. opposite Butler's Tavern, New-Haven, may at all times be had, an extensive variety of juvenile publications. ... Traders in our country villages would find their account in keeping an assortment of this species of American manufactures always for sale ..."--advertisement, back cover.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 17760
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 586.8
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. 17760).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1809.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Connecticut New Haven.
Other titleHistory of the Bible.

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