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Title: Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930
Subjects: Jesus Christ
Publisher: Philadelphia : Winston
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ns death. But Herod was not yet done with John the Baptist.Soon he began to hear wonderful stories of the newprophet, Jesus the Nazarene, who had risen up in Johnsplace. He heard that amazing powers were shown byJesus, that the sick were cured, the lepers were madeclean, the bhnd were made to see, and, most wonderfulof all, the dead were raised to life. People were saying to each other, Who is this greatProphet that is working all these wonders? Some said, This is the old prophet EUjah, who hascome to earth again. Others said, If he is not Ehjah, it may be Jeremiahor some other prophet of the old times. But Herod was filled with a terrible fear, for hisconscience troubled him on account of his wicked deeds.He said: I know who this is. It is John the Baptist, whosehead I had cut off. He has come to life again. It is oifhis account that all these wonderful things are takingplace! Thus the bloody head of John the Baptist, like aterrible ghost, rose before the sight of Herod the king) 225
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After he had blessed the food and broken iu J<siis , tuitl) ilis Jfibe Hoafaes CHAPTER 41 THE NEWS that King Herod had slain the holyprophet John the Baptist sent a thrill of horror toall who heard it. It came to the twelve disciples,who were just completing their work of preaching inthe villages of Galilee. They feared that Herod mightseize them and put them in prison; but they were morealarmed for their Master. Having slain John who hadmade Jesus known to the people, they feared that Herodmight now try to kill Jesus himself. They all hastened to Capernaum, where they foundJesus, and gave him the report of the places which theyhad visited, the work which they had done in healing andhelping people and the message which they had giveneverywhere about the Kingdom of God. The disciplesfound

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