... stream to its source and down to the brimming river, but not another trout could they find in the whole stream; and so they came home disconsolate and went to the minister. The minister didn't know how trout grew, but he pointed the way. Said he, "Get Seth Green's book, and that will give you the information you want." They did so, and found all about the culture of trout. They found that a trout lays thirty-six hundred eggs every year and every trout gains a quarter of a pound every year, so that in four ...
... them both. Got it? Okay. Any questions? Are you ready to vote? All in favor of Cain's offer to paint the sanctuary a dark green, raise your hands. (Hopefully the congregation will not raise their hands.) I know no one likes to turn down a gift, but it looks like ... lose the farm, won't I? Pastor: Your folks are too old to run the whole operation with both you and Abel out of the picture. Seth is old enough to help with the dairy herd, but not in the fields yet. They will probably have to sell off the corn and ...
... " is derived from the Indo-European roots for "sacred grove." The Bible is full of tree tales. There are broom trees, green olive trees, trees planted by water, palms trees in the desert, and trees in the garden. There are fig trees, good ... Seth to the Garden of Eden to fetch him some Oil of Mercy. Seth couldn't obtain the oil, no matter how much he begged, but the guardian angel gave Seth instead a sprig, or seed, from the Tree of Life, which he was told to plant upon his father's grave. When Adam died, Seth ...
... in mind. He could mean that Noah was the eighth from Adam along the line of faith represented by the genealogy of Seth and Enoch (Jude 14; cf. Heb. 11:5). Or Peter may be alluding to the eschatological symbolism of the number eight. Early ... suggesting these men promise much, only to deceive and disappoint. First, as teachers without true knowledge, they are springs without water. The green vegetation that attracts the weary traveller turns out to be the site of a spring that has failed. There is no cool ...
