Bible Dictionary: Peace: Abraham

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 13:8,9
And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we be brothers.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

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The First Apostle of Peace at any Price
... did not say, 'We will have no water but what is drawn from Abraham's wells ... when a
man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the first apostle of peace.htm

Concerning Abraham, Bishop of Nisibis
... Nisibis. Concerning Abraham, Bishop of Nisibis. ... consolation. May peace adorn thy
Dominion; be the watchmen within and the congregations without. ...
/.../hymn xvii concerning abraham bishop.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, John i. 10, "The World was Made ...
... them he spake; he foresaw us; "For God is able of these stones to raise up children
unto Abraham." Of what stones? "If these shall hold their peace, the stones ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxi on the words.htm

Thou who Answerest to the Name of Abraham, in that Thou Art Made ...
... R., Blessed be He Who foreshowed Thee in Abraham! ... let the truth be a wall unto thee,
let the cross be a staff unto thee, and truthfulness be peace unto thee. ...
/.../hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xix thou who answerest.htm

Moses and his Writings
... 'Jeru-salem' means city of peace. So, as we see from these ancient letters, Jerusalem
was called the city of peace even in the days of Abraham. ...
/.../duff/the bible in its making/chapter iii moses and his.htm

Recapitulation of the Foregoing Argument, Showing that Abraham ...
... the patriarch, and said: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace. ... rejoiced
in God my salvation;" [3871] "the rejoicing of Abraham descending upon ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter vii recapitulation of the foregoing.htm

Hebrews vii. 3-Jan
... also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of
Righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of Peace, without ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xii hebrews vii 3-jan.htm

Abraham's Four Surrenders
... In the first place, Abraham was called to give up his kindred and his native country ...
After the old king of peace had blest him, he met the King of Sodom, and ...
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Of the Union of Man's Will with God's in those Inspirations which ...
... Solomon, so is his spouse called Sulamitess, calm and daughter of peace: and the ...
were the most mild and peaceable men in the world, as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xii of the union.htm

The Death of Abraham
... Then Abraham gave up ... and wreck, with which that wonderful book ends, has this for
its last touch, evidently intended to deepen the impression of peace which is ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the death of abraham.htm