This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...it to be held every 35 years; ixtus IV., in 1475, reduced the term to 25. It has been observed with great regu by the popes. The centenary of the Reition was celebrated in Germany by a stant jubilee in 1617. The Shakespeare iee was held at Stratford-upon-Avon, Sep. 6, A jubilee was celebrated in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...it to be held every 35 years; ixtus IV., in 1475, reduced the term to 25. It has been observed with great regu by the popes. The centenary of the Reition was celebrated in Germany by a stant jubilee in 1617. The Shakespeare iee was held at Stratford-upon-Avon, Sep. 6, A jubilee was celebrated in England at ommencement of the 50th year of George liird's reign, Oct. 25,1809. The close of the utionary war was celebrated in England by ilee, Aug. 1 1814. A "Railway Jubilee lebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the openI the first English railway, was celebrated at ington (q. r.) Sep. 27,1875. ODAH (Kingdom of).--On the revolt ie ten tribes (1 Kings xii. 1--19), B.c. 975, Jewish territory was divided into the king of Israel (q. r.) and Judah. The kingdom udah lasted from B.c. 975 to B.C. 606. (See N Rehoboam, King of Judah. ri7o. ShUhak, King of Egypt, invades Judah and plunders Jerusalem (i Kings xiv. 25). Abijah defeats Jeroboam I.. King of Israel. Asa abolishes idolatry (1 Kings XV. 12). Asa defeats Zerah the Ethiopian (a Chron. xiv. 9) He induces the people to enter into a covenant with God (2 Chron. xv. 12). Asa obtains the aid of Benhadad, King of Syria, 1 v.?"'? Beasha (1 Kings xv. 16-20). Jthoshaphat sends princes and Levites through all the cities of Judah. to teach his subjects the law of the Lord (2 Chron. xvii. 7--9). Ithoshaphat jobs Ahab against the Syrians. Jthoshaphat defeats a combined army of Am norates, Moabites, and Syrians (2 Chron. xx. ) "f01', OT Joram, on succeeding his father Jthoshaphat, slays "all his brethren with the sword and does that which is "evil in the, Jf TM '" Lord" (2 Chron. xxi. 4--0). I-JMahis purged by the Philistines and Arabians, vnoplunder the kings...
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