"Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah:…
"And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the…
"So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day…
"And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and…
"And he said unto his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, Jehovah's anointed,…
"So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound…
"Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them…
"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.…
"Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent…
"Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he…
"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner…
Illustration of the youngest brother of the Holy Maccabees, one of seven Jewish brother who were martyred…
Illustration of the Maccabee warriors fighting alongside angelic warriors in a swirl of battle. The…
"...and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where…
"...behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young…
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and…
"Jesus answered and said unto unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to…
"Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the…
"But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise. And her spirit returned, and she rose…
"And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.…
"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every…
"And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass,…
"And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers…
"And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And they platted a crown of thorns and put it…
"Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him…
"And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left." Mark 15:27 ASV…
"And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them…
Illustration of Ignatius of Antioch, also called Ignatius Theophorus, tied to a post by his neck and…
Illustration of Pope Leo, dressed in full papal costume and holding the primatial cross, approaches…
Illustration of King Clovis kneeling before Saint Remigius. Clovis' wife, Clotilde, kneels next to him.…
Illustration of the southern side of the Cathedral of Cologne. Construction on the cathedral was begun…
The coin (front) bears the image of the Virgin Mary receiving Gabriel's salutation. It was issued by…
"1. In rope-drilling, a cylinder, provided with a valve at the bottom, which is lowered into the drill-hole…
Sansevieria Zeylanica is the Latin name, but this plant is also called a Mother-in-law's Tongue. "A…
Illustration of the life-size marble statue located in Munich, Germany. It was found in 1620 in a moat…
This illustration includes numerous types of saws: a. Circular saw (right-hand and left-hand saws have…
Pristis pectinatus. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family Pristidae, having the snout…
"a. shank for fixing the implement to a bench; c. punch, hinged to a base b and e; and pressed upward…
"Specimens occur in gold, but most frequently in silver. Their average weight is 15 grains, and they…
"An apparatus drawn by oxen or horses, and used for scraping the earth in making or repairing roads,…
Otaria jubata. One of several large eared seals, or otaries. Also called "Cook's otary" or the "Patagonian…
"A draftsman's instrument for ruling parallel lines. It consists of a triangle so attached to a straight-edge…
Pristis pectinatus. "1. An elasmobranchiate or selachian fish of the family Pristidae, having the snout…
"A propeller acting on the principle of the screw, attached to the exterior end of a shaft protruding…
The coin (front) bears the image of the Virgin Mary receiving Gabriel's salutation. The back of the…
"A seat or bench of a particular form. A sofa; especially a sofa of peculiar pattern, as a short one…
Also called Sexton Beetles, these beetles bury the carcasses of small vertebrates as food for their…
Rifle on the United States cruiser, Atlanta. The illustration shows a detailed view of the rifle, specifically,…
"A, acromion; C, coracoid; CA, carpus; CL, clavicle; H, humerus; M, metacarpals; O, ventral surface…
Illustration of the Cathedral at Monreale, near Palermo. It is an example of Sicilian and Norman architecture.…
"They are small hump-backed gnats, of a gray or blackish color, with broad pale wings." —Whitney,…
Illustration of a King cobra, Ophiophagus elaps, also called a Shiva snake or Siva snake because it…
"A, side view of American club-skate; B, bottom of the skate with the runner removed. a, runner; b,…
"A contrivance for enabling a person to glide swiftly on ice, consisting of a steel runner fixed either…
"A wooden runner, of tough wood, from five to ten feet long, an or an inch and a half thick at the middle,…
An illustration of a pichiciago, a small burrowing armadillo. The front half of the animal is covered…
"A money formerly used in Scandinavia and northern Germany, in some places as a coin and in others as…
"A money formerly used in Scandinavia and northern Germany, in some places as a coin and in others as…
"A fetid animal of the American genus Mephitis, M. mephitica... The animal inhabits all of temperate…
"A pair of runners connected by a framework, used (sometimes with another pair) to carry loads or support…