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Lectures on Faith
Part 5
Lecture Five defines the Godhead as two personages — the Father, a personage of spirit, glory, and power, and the Son, a personage of tabernacle fashioned in the Father's likeness — sharing one mind, which mind is identified as the Holy Spirit. The Son was begotten of the Father, foreordained before the foundation of the world as propitiation, descended below all suffering, kept the law without sin, and upon overcoming received the Father's fulness. Believers who keep covenant grow from grace to grace, are filled with that same Spirit, and become joint heirs with Christ — one with the Father and Son as the Father and Son are one.
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A. Five hundred and neiety [ninety] five years. Gen. 5:30.
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Q. What was Lamech’s age when he died?
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A. Seven hundred and seventy seven years. Gen. 5:31. For the account of the last item see -[§ ii. ¶ 40.]-
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Q. In what year of the world did Adam die?
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A. In the nine hundred and thirtieth.
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Q. In what year was Enoch translated?
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A. In the nine hundred and eighty seventh.
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Q. In what year did Seth die?
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A. In the one thousand and forty second.
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Q. In what year did Enos die?
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A. In the eleven hundred and fortieth.
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Q. In what year did Cainan die?
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A. In the twelve hundred and thirty fifth.
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Q. In what year did Mahalaleel die?
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A. In the twelve hundred and ninetieth.
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Q. In what year did Jared die?
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A. In the fourteen hundred and twenty second.
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Q. In what year did Lamech die?
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A. In the sixteen hundred and fifty first.
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Q. In what year did Methusaleh die?
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A. In the sixteen hundred and fifty sixth. For this account see § ii. ¶ 41.
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Q. How old was Noah when Enos died?
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A. Eighty four years.
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Q. How old when Cainan died?
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A. One hundred and seventy nine years.
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Q. How old when Mahalaleel died?
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A. Two hundred and thirty four years.
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Q. How old when Jared died?
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A. Three hundred and sixty six years.
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Q. How old when Lamech died.
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A. Five hundred and ninety five years.
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Q. How old when Methusaleh died?
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A. Six hundred years. See § ii. ¶ 42, for the last item.
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Q. How many of those men lived in the days of Noah?
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Q. What are their names?
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A. Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Methusaleh, and Lamech. -[§ ii. ¶ 43.
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Q. How many of those men were cotemporary with Adam and Noah both? A. Six. Q. What are their names?
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A. Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Methusaleh, and Lamech. -[§ ii. ¶ 43.]-
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Q. According to the foregoing account, how was the knowledge of the existence of God first suggested to the minds of men?
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A. By the manifestation made to our father Adam, when he was in the presence of God, both before and while he was in Eden. -[§ ii. ¶ 44.]-
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Q. How was the knowledge of the existence of God disseminated among the inhabitants of the world?
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A. By tradition from father to son. -[§ ii. ¶ 44.]-
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Q. How old was Noah when Shem was born?
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A. Five hundred and two years. Gen. 5:32. 11:10.
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Q. What was the term of years from the birth of Shem to the flood?
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Q. What was the term of years that Noah lived after the flood?
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A. Three hundred and fifty. Gen. 9:28.
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Q. What was Noah’s age when he died?
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A. Nine hundred and fifty years. Gen. 9:29. -[§ ii. ¶ 45.]-
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Q. What was Shem’s age when Arphaxed was born?
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A. One hundred years. Gen. 11:10.
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Q. What was Arphaxed’s age when Salah was born?
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A. Thirty five years. Gen. 11:12.
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Q. What was Salah’s age when Eber was born?
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A. Thirty. Gen. 11:14.
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Q. What was Eber’s age when Peleg was born?
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A. Thirty four years. Gen. 11:16.
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Q. What was Peleg’s age when Reu was born?
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A. Thirty years. Gen. 11:18.
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Q. What was Reu’s age when Serug was born?
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A. Thirty two years. Gen. 11:20.
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Q. What was Serug’s age when Nahor was born?
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A. Thirty years. Gen. 11:22.
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Q. What was Nahor’s age when Terah was born?
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A. Twenty nine. Gen. 11:24.
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Q. What was Terah’s age, when Nahor the father of Abraham was born?
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A. Seventy years. Gen. 11:26.
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Q. What was Terah’s age when Abraham was born?
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A. Some suppose one hundred and thirty years, and others seventy. Gen. 12:4. 11:26. -[§ ii. ¶ 46.]-
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Q. What was the number of years from the flood to the birth of Abraham?
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A. Supposing Abraham to have been born when Terah was one hundred and thirty years old, it was three hundred and fifty two years: but if he were born when Terah was seventy years old, it was two hundred and ninety two years. -[§ ii ¶ 47.]-
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Q. How long did Shem live after Arphaxed was born?
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A. Five hundred years. Gen. 11:11.
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Q. What was Shem’s age when he died?
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A. Six hundred years. Gen. 11:11.
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Q. What number of years did Arphaxed live after Salah was born?
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A. Four hundred and three years. Gen. 21:13.
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Q. What was Arphaxed’s age when he died?
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A. Four hundred and thirty eight years.
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Q. What number of years did Salah live after Eber was born?
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A. Four hundred and three years. Gen. 11:15.
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Q. What was Salah’s age when he died?
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A. Four hundred and thirty three years.
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Q. What number of years did Eber live after Peleg was born?
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A. Four hundred and thirty years. Gen. 11:17.
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Q. What was Eber’s age when he died?
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A. Four hundred and sixty four years.
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Q. What number of years did Peleg live after Reu was born?
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A. Two hundred and nine years. Gen. 11:19.
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Q. What was Peleg’s age when he died?
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A. Two hundred and thirty nine years.
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Q. What number of years did Reu live after Serug was born?
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A. Two hundred and seven years. Gen. 11:21.
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Q. What was Reu’s age when he died?
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A. Two hundred and thirty nine years.
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Q. What number of years did Serug live after Nahor was born?
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A. Two hundred years. Gen. 11:23.
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Q. What was Serug’s age when he died?
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A. Two hundred and thirty years.
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Q. What number of years did Nahor live after Terah was born?
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A. One hundred and nineteen years. Gen. 11:25.
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Q. What was Nahor’s age when he died?
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A. One hundred and forty eight years.
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Q. What number of years did Terah live after Abraham was born?
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A. Supposing Terah to have been one hundred and thirty years old when Abraham was born, he lived seventy five years; but if Abraham was born when Terah was seventy years old, he lived one hundred and thirty five.
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Q. What was Terah’s age when he died?
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A. Two hundred and five years. Gen. 11:32. For this account from the birth of Arphaxed, to the death of Terah, see -[§ ii. ¶ 48.]-
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Q. In what year of the world did Peleg die?
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A. Agreeably to the foregoing chronology, he died in the nineteen hundred and ninety sixth year of the world.
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Q. In what year of the world did Nahor die?
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A. In the nineteen hundred and ninety seventh.
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Q. In what year of the world did Noah die?
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A. In the two thousand and sixth.
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Q. In what year of the world did Reu die?
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A. In the two thousand and twenty sixth.
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Q. In what year of the world did Serug die?
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A. In the two thousand and forty ninth.
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Q. In what year of the world did Terah die?
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A. In the two thousand and eighty third.
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Q. In what year of the world did Arphaxed die?
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A. In the two thousand and ninty sixth.
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Q. In what year of the world did Salah die?
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A. In the twenty one hundred and twenty sixth.
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Q. In what year of the world did Abraham die?
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A. In the twenty one hundred and eighty third.
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Q. In what year of the world did Eber die?
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A. In the twenty one hundred aud eighty seventh. For this account of the year of the world in which those men died, see -[§ ii: ¶ 49, 50.]-
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Q. How old was Nahor, Abraham’s brother, when Noah died?
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A. Fifty eight years.
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Q. How old was Terah?
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A. One hundred and twenty eight.
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Q. How old was Serug?
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A. One hundred and eighty seven.
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A. Two hundred and nineteen.
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Q. How old was Eber?
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A. Two hundred and eighty three.
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Q. How old was Salah?
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A. Three hundred and thirteen.
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Q. How old was Arphaxed?
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A. Three hundred and forty eight.
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Q. How old was Shem?
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A. Four hundred and forty eight.
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For the last account see -[§ ii. ¶ 51.]-
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Q. How old was Abraham when Reu died?
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A. Eighteen years, if he were born when Terah was one hundred and thirty years old. Q. What was his age when Serug, and Nahor, Abraham’s brother died?
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Q. What was his age when Terah died?
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A. Seventy five years.
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Q. What was his age when Arphaxed died?
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Q. What was his age when Salah died?
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A. One hundred and eighteen years.
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Q. What was his age when Shem died?
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A. One hundred and fifty years.
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For this see -[§ ii. ¶ 52.]-
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Q. How many noted characters lived from Noah to Abraham?
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Q. What are their names?
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A. Shem, Arphaxed, Salah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Nahor, Abraham’s brother. -[§ ii. ¶ 52.]-
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Q. How many of these were cotemporary with Noah?
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Q. How many with Abraham?
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Q. What are their names?
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A. Nahor, Abraham’s brother, Terah, Serug, Reu, Eber, Selah, Arphaxed, and Shem. -[§ ii. ¶ 52.]-
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Q. How many were cotemporary with both Noah and Abraham?
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Q. What are their names?
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A. Shem, Arphaxed, Salah, Eber, Reu, Serug, Terah, and Nahor, Abraham’s brother. -[§ ii. ¶ 52.]-
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Q. Did any of these men die before Noah?
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A. Peleg, in whose days the earth was divided, and Nahor Abraham’s grand-father. -[§ ii. ¶ 49.]-
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Q. Did any of them live longer than Abraham?
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A. There was one. -[§ ii. ¶. 50.]-
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A. Eber, the fourth from Noah. -[§ ii. ¶ 50.]-
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Q. In whose days was the earth divided?
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A. In the days of Peleg.
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Q. Where have we the account given that the earth was divided in the days of Peleg?
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Q. Can you repeat the sentence?
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A. Unto Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided.
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Q. What testimony have men, in the first instance, that there is a God?
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A. Human testimony, and human testimony only. -[§ ii. ¶ 56.]-
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Q. What excited the ancient saints to seek diligently after a knowledge of the glory of God, his perfections and attributes?
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A. The credence they gave to the testimony of their fathers. -[§ ii. ¶ 56.]-
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Q. How do men obtain a knowledge of the glory of God, his perfections and attributes?
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A. By devoting themselves to his service, through prayer and supplication incessantly, strengthening their faith in him, until like Enoch, the brother of Jared, and Moses, they obtain a manifestation of God to themselves. -[§ ii. ¶ 55.]-
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Q. Is the knowledge of the existence of God a matter of mere tradition, founded upon human testimony alone, until a person receives a manifestation of God to themselves?
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Q. How do you prove it?
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A. From the whole of the first lecture of the second section.
