...atmosphere. Our present version of the 13th verse is directly in opposition to the idea of refraction : " So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day." But if,'with some very distinguished criticks, we translate the original thus, " and the sun stood...

...until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Лsher ? so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 1 4. And there «ss no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice...

...till the jeople revenged themselves of their enemies. Is lot this written in the book of the just?* So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not togo down the space of one day. 14 There was not before nor after so long a day, the Lord obeying the...

...recollecting the narrative in die book of Joshua, which relates, " That the sun stood still in die midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day ;" and the ' Dr. Gray's Connection between Sacred and Profane Literature, vol. i. pp. 187 — . 193. Huet,...

...moon, in the valley of Ajalon," it being added that the " sun stood still, and the moon stayed," " and there was no day like that before it, or after it," we conceive that we are fully justified in applying the principle to the exposition of the Mosaic statement...

...war, it pleased God to display his sovereign power over the universe in a most remarkable manner: " The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day(r)" This signal miracle seems to have been particularly directed against the prevailing worship...

...themselves upon their enemies. I* not this written in the book of % Jasher ? So the sun stood A. c. vi.-.i. still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of...

...laid down these preliminaries, some short observations on the words of the text may be sufficient. And the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down ahout a ivlwle day. It seems necessary here to answer the question,. At wfiut time of the day did this...

...bosta, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 th ther against us. LORD hearkened unto the voice of 6 U And the men of Gibeon sentj a man ; for the...

...themselves upon their enemies; is not this written in the book of Jasht» ? So the sun stood stilt in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day." This is surely clear and precise, whatever Vindex may venture to say about his allegories ! How, moreover,...