Project Gutenberg 2012-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 129 Bellett, J. G. (John Gifford) 1795 1864 Bellett, John Gifford The Patriarchs Being Meditations upon Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job; The Canticles, Heaven and Earth. Produced by Andrew Sly, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Patriarchs" by J. G. Bellett is a collection of meditations focused on key biblical figures from the Book of Genesis, and was likely written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the lives and characters of early figures such as Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Job, with the author exploring themes of faith, divine instruction, and the knowledge of God during the antediluvian era. The beginning of the meditative text establishes a rich commentary on the simplicity and depth of life in early biblical history, particularly regarding Enoch and the other patriarchs before the flood. Bellett emphasizes their close relationship with God, illustrating how divine communication was more personal during this earlier time. These reflections highlight not only the intimate encounters between God and these patriarchal figures but also how their actions and faith were foundational to understanding humanity's spiritual journey. The author invites readers to find solace and insight in the simplicity of these narratives in contrast to the complexities of modern life, underscoring a longing for divine connection that transcends time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bible -- Biography Patriarchs (Bible) BS Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 850642 850515 2024-09-17T04:53:52.478296 2023-09-17T13:08:59.274749 text/html text/html 851477 2012-07-11T20:02:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 294954 2012-07-11T20:02:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 343531 2024-09-17T04:54:18.768967 application/epub+zip 866126 2024-09-17T04:54:15.869909 application/pdf 866125 2024-09-17T04:53:59.401012 application/pdf 360604 2024-09-17T04:54:03.898012 application/epub+zip 360605 2024-09-17T04:53:55.463030 application/epub+zip 592552 2024-09-17T04:54:25.103915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540134 2024-09-17T04:54:12.021003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571601 2022-09-18T12:07:33.588846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763373 2024-09-17T04:53:51.480060 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 763661 2012-07-11T20:05:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 279447 2012-07-11T20:05:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 762017 2012-07-11T20:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279142 2012-07-11T20:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 762016 2012-07-11T20:06:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279132 2012-07-11T20:06:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26465 2024-09-17T04:54:25.252897 application/rdf+xml 747297 2024-09-17T04:53:49.600053 2023-09-17T13:08:58.565711 text/x-rst text/x-rst 747297 2012-07-11T20:06:10 text/x-rst 275426 2012-07-11T20:06:10 text/x-rst application/zip 10486 2024-09-17T04:54:01.106026 image/jpeg 3008 2024-09-17T04:54:00.387041 image/jpeg 331891 2024-09-17T04:53:52.550097 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia