10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONE'S CAST»
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The Fourfold Gospel: the law of the new kingdom
Here we may add that if it should be ascertained that Luke's "about a stone's cast"
meant in the first century a distance of "about a hundred yards" (that is, about two
hundred cubits) — which is antecedently a very probable estimate — we ...
Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1916
Here we may add that if it should be ascertained that Luke's “about a stone's cast”
meant in the first century a distance of “about a hundred yards” (that is, about two
hundred cubits)—which is antecedently a very probable estimate—~we should ...
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The Oxford and Cambridge review
The line is, ' A darkness letting down that blinds a stone's cast off men's eyes :'
taken as Dr. Taylor seems to wish, ' off' being connected with 'men's eyes,' and
consequently ' a stone's cast ' being the accusative upon ' blinds,' it may well ...
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
This is in the King James version (1616, Luke 22:41): "And he was withdrawn
from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed." Stone's throw
was used during the same period. This example is in a history book published in
...
5
100 Devotions for Pastors and Church Leaders: Ideas and ...
... which means “oil press.” It was the last place the Lord sought out before He
died. He came there to watch and weep and pray. First, He withdrew “a stone's
cast” from His three closest friends (Luke 22:41). That phrase, “a stone's cast,”
has an ...
6
Exploring the Gospel of Luke: An Expository Commentary
And what temptation! Temptation to cowardice and to flight. The only way to fight
such a foe was by prayer. And then came grief: "And he was withdrawn from them
about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed" (22:41). A stone's cast!
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Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels: Designed ...
They tell us that the garden is about a stone's cast from the brook of Cedron; that
it now contains eight large and venerable looking olives, whose trunks show their
reat antiquity. The s 0t is sandy and Earren, and appears 'ke a forsaken place.
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A Dictionary of the Tamil and English Languages
aQQeifl dpj, or Gan'elfl; to throw a stone. us'hofi ; l. a stone's cast; 2. the same as
amaisr, a sling. cafiasflfliw; as Far as a stone's cast. “Muffins; the same as
wnmfleGuP, a kind of ore. J'QQMTL-L"; the same as lung, a snail. Phys. Diet. cine
/9m ...
Johann P. Rottler, W. Taylor, 1837
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pt. 1. The three first Gospels
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down and
prayed, 42 saying, Father, if thou be w willing, remove this cup from me :
nevertheless a not my will, but thine, be done. 43 [x And there appeared b an
angel ...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or A Collection of Scarce, Curious, ...
Understand then, first of all, that the very Heart of the old City was seated on
Mount Sion and Mount [l/Ioria; to the North Part whereof was Mount Cat/vary,
without the Gates of the old City, about a Stone's Cast, and no farther. But now I
find this ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONE'S CAST»
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Emma Stone says Aloha casting taught her about whitewashing in …
Emma Stone's casting as Allison Ng, a character of Hawaiian and Asian ... In defense of her casting, she offered: “The character was not supposed to look like ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Cameron Crowe Apologizes For Emma Stone's Casting In 'Aloha'
After widespread criticism over the casting of Emma Stone as a quarter-Hawaiian, quarter-Chinese woman in his new film "Aloha," Cameron Crowe issued an ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Director Apologizes for Emma Stone's Casting in 'Aloha'
The Huffington Post reports that the director of the new film “Aloha” made a mistake in casting a white actress to play an Army captain who is depicted as being ... «Honolulu Civil Beat, Jun 15»
