The History of the Holy Bible, Abridged.

ID 16053
Title The History of the Holy Bible, Abridged.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Volumes 1
Pagination 62
Date of Publication 1808
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Imprint From Sidney's Press, New-Haven.
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Location of Printing New Haven US
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Length (cm) 11
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Includes wood engravings by Alexander Anderson.
"Rosamond. By Maria Edgeworth. The hyacinths."--excerpt, p. 55-62.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Welch, D.A. Bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
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 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 Abednego cast into the fiery furnace. Daniel in the lion's den.
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Edgeworth, Maria. The History of the Holy Bible, Abridged.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16053, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16053. Accessed 2024-04-26.

Edgeworth , M. (1808). The history of the holy bible, abridged. New Haven: Sidney's Press.

Edgeworth, Maria. The History of the Holy Bible, Abridged. New Haven: Sidney's Press, 1808. 

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