...Ctedmon was a monk who accuftomed himfelf to religious poetry. He began the art late in life. " He fiing the creation of the *' world and the origin of the human race, and all *e the hiflory of Genefis ; the departure of Ifrael .'' from Egypt, their entry into the land...

...posterity afterwards founded the Chinese monarchy, as we shall hereafter more particularly notice. 2. To these considerations we may add, that there...and chronology of the Bible are liable to no charge from the inconsistency of its parts with each other. The facts considered in detail or in the aggregate,...

...in consulting the annals of early nations, he finds traditions prevailing among them all, concerning the creation of the world, and the origin of the human race. You perceive that animals proceed from animals, and that vegetables spring from vegetables ; but, beyond...

...has taught us to expect. SACRED HISTORY. 7. FROM the Bible we obta;n our only information, respecting the creation of the world, and the origin of the human race. 8. The history of the world, during nearly 2000 years, — from the Creation to the Deluge, is contained...

...word Genesis means Creation; and hence it is applied to the first book of the Bible, which treats of the creation of the world and the origin of the human race. This name was first given in the Septuagint version, for the Jews do not employ it. They were accustomed...

...abbess of tbe convent bade him enter the monastery and exercise his art. " He sang," says Bede, " of the creation of the world and the origin of the human race, and the whole history of Genesis; of the departure of Israel from Egypt, and tlicir entry into the...

...animal, and turned it into the fweeteft poetry, and his teachers wrote it down from his mouth. He fang of the creation of the world, and the origin of the human race, the whole hiftory contained in Genefis, the departure of the MS S. of Cœdmon. Poornefs of his Poetry....

...identical. But the reader shall judge for himself. Beda writes of Caedmon tluis : — ' He sang of the creation of the world and the origin of the human race, and the whole history as found in Genesis, concerning the going forth of Israel out of Egypt, and their...

...are identical. But the reader shall judge for himself. Beda writes of Csedmon thus : — ' He sang of the creation of the world and the origin of the human race, and the whole history as found in Genesis, concerning the going forth of Israel out of Egypt, and their...

...into glorious songs, so that his teachers soon became his listeners And thus, says Bede, he sang of the creation of the world and the origin of the human race, and the whole story of Genesis; of the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt and their entry...