The Bible story re-told for young people. The Old Testament story by W.H. Bennett, the New Testament story by W.F. Adeney

William Henry Bennett

1898

Contents

• THE PATRIARCHS CHAPTER PAGE Israel in the Wilderness: 3
• FELLAH MOVING: 5
• Abraham: 10
• Isaac: 15
• Jacob and Esau: 25
• Jacob and Laban: 31
• BETHEL: 32
• Joseph the Spoilt Darling: 40
• Joseph in Prison: 43
• Joseph the Ruler of Egypt: 47
• MOSES AND JOSHUA I The Son of Pharaohs Daughter: 55
• The Reproach of Egypt: 58
• The Burning Bush: 62
• The Ten Plagues: 65
• The Exodus: 67
• The Red Sea: 69
• The Wanderings in the Wilderness: 72
• The Conquest of Jericho: 75
• The Gibeonites: 78
• The Battle of Bethhoron: 80
• THE JUDGES RUTH AND SAMUEL CHAPTER I Deborah and Barak: 82
• Gideon: 86
• Jephthah: 91
• Ruth: 94
• Hannah and Samuel: 99
• Eli and Samuel: 102
• SAUL DAVID AND SOLOMON I Saul the First King of Israel: 105
• Sauls Victories: 111
• David Sauls Minstrel and Armourbearer: 113
• David and Goliath: 115
• David and Jonathan: 122
• David Spares Sauls Life: 126
• David and the Ark on Zion: 128
• David and Absalom: 131
• Solomon: 138
• ELIJAH AND ELISHA I The Famine: 142
• The Rain: 144
• The Still Small Voice: 147
• Naboths Vineyard: 150
• The War with Moab: 153
• Naaman: 157
• Jehu: 160
• AMOS HOSEA AND ISAIAH I Amos and Hosea: 164
• The Call of Isaiah: 166
• The Deliverance from Sennacherib: 169
• JEREMIAH I The Putting Down of the High Places: 172
• The Fall of Jerusalem: 177
• RELIGIOUS STORIES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL: 180
• THE NEW ISRAEL: 191
• A BIT OF THE WALL OF JERUSALEM: 193
• RELIGIOUS STORIES OF THE NEW ISRAEL: 200
• 86: 209
• THE BOYHOOD OF JESUS: 211
• The Story of Gabriel: 218
• CHAPTER PAGE: 233
• ARAB SANDALS: 234
• How Jesus gave Offence: 255
• The Wild Man among the Tombs: 263
• Tears: 272
• The Great Question: 281
• The Lost Son: 287
• Jesus and the Children: 295
• 99: 300
• Zacchæus and Bartimæus: 301
• Palm Sunday: 308
• The Lords Supper: 314
• The Roman Trial: 323
• Emmaus: 336
• The Woman at the Well: 343
• Lazarus: 353
• Mary at the Tomb and Thomas who Doubted: 359
• THE DISCIPLES AT JERUSALEM: 365
• Stephen the First Martyr: 371
• Peter on his Travels: 377
• The First Missionary Expedition: 387
• Pauls Last Visit to Jerusalem: 406
• The Shipwreck: 413

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The Bible story re-told for young people. The Old Testament story by W.H. Bennett, the New Testament story by W.F. Adeney
• Author: William Henry Bennett
• Published: 1898
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Mar 27, 2007