The History of the Holy Bible abridged : embellished with eight elegant copper plate prints.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Published by A. Dickinson, 1809. |
| Description | 52 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 17759. ^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. The 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 note | Stories from the Old Testament. |
| General note | Pagination includes [8] leaves of plates, including engraved title page. Page 27 misnumbered 25. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 17759 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 586.9 |
| References | Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 392 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 17759). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1809. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |