Tag: John Calvin

Chapter XXIV. 1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of hea...

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Chapter I. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.4 And God saw the light, that [...

Chapter XL. 1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.3 And he put them in war...

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John Calvin was a French theologian and pastor during the 16th century. He is best known for his role in the development of the system of Christian theology known as Calvinism, which emphasizes the sovereignty of God and the doctrine of predestination. Calvin's ideas were influential in the Protesta...

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Chapter X. 1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.4 And t...

Chapter XI. 1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick f...

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