Word: israel
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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When the children of Israel were asked whether they would serve God or Baal he let them choose of their own accord and when they choose idolatry he punished them by thrusting their forty year's wandering upon them. And so with us; if we are given our choice between good and evil and accept the evil, we cannot expect other than our deserved punishment...
...advanced English composition. Dr. Maxime Bocher of Germany, instructor of mathematics at Harvard, will assume charge in a course of theory of functions, and Mr. Arthur Richmond Marsh will have a course in Dante and Spanish, besides his course in comparative literature. Professor Lyon has added the history of Israel, and Professor Ashley will teach political economy and the economic history of Europe and America. Professor Barrett Wendell has a new half course in Shakespeare, and Mr. Fletcher also has one on English literature in the seventeenth century. Dr. Bierwirth is expected to give a course in German...
...best reference books on the Old Testament are Professor Toy's "History of the Religion of Israel," which covers the whole period of the Jewish history, and W. R. Smith's "Hosea, Amos and Isaiah...
...four Hebrew Kings, but to give the dates of their accession is rather difficult. Nevertheless the period of Isaiah's activity extended over about forty years. During his life a great many important events in history took place, beginning in 738 B. C. with a tribute to Assyria, from Israel. Later, in 732, the Assyrians captured Damascus, in 724 Samaria was overthrown, and in 701 Judah was invaded by Senacherib...
GEORGE C. LEE, JR., Pres, RALPH ISRAEL TRASK. ALBERT WILSON GIFFORD. CHARLES HARRIS BECKWITH. Committee...