FOR ISRAELITISH SCHOOLS, WITH A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE. BY EMANUEL HECHT. REVISED AND CORRECTED BY DR. S. ADLER, BABBI AND PREACHER OF THE CONGREGATION EMANU-EL. NEW YORK. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY DR. M. MAYER. XL EDITION. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY M. THALMESSINGER, 1884. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by M. THALMESSINGER, NEW YORK, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 1. THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. [Genesis i.] THERE was a time when nothing existed except God Himself, the Everlasting and Uncreated Being. He created everything-whatever is above and around usall that is in heaven and upon earth, from nothing, merely through His will. God proclaimed: "Let there be!" and upon this command the whole universe sprang into existence. On the first day, God said: "Let there be light!" and there was light. On the second day, God created the heaven, the blue expanse above us. On the third day, God caused the dry land to appear, and made the ocean, the fountains, the brooks and rivers, and the flowers, grasses, and herbs. On the fourth day God created the sun, the moon, and the stars. On the fifth day, His creative power produced the fishes in the water, and the birds in the air. On the sixth day, God created the creeping animals, cattle, and the beasts of the field; and at last, when the universe had been finished in its beauty and wise order, He created man, after His own image, and thus made him the master-piece among all created beings on earth.* *The following verses may assist the memory of the pupils in studying the history of the Creation: The first creation-day God said: "Let there be light!" The third, He made the brooks, trees, ocean, flowers fair. M573180 |