The Bible StoryVolume 3 — TALES OF BRAVE WOMENReading editionChapter navigation180 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORYFOREWORDINTRODUCTIONPART II CHARACTER AND LIVINGPART III THE LAND OF THE BIBLEPART IV THE BIBLE IN LITERATUREPART V THE BIBLE AND THE TEACHERPART VI PRONOUNCING DICTIONARYINTRODUCTIONKEYWhy Read the Bible?Why are Bible Readers so Few?THE CHILD AND THE BIBLETHE MOTHER'S PART--HOW CAN I USE THE BIBLE STORY WITH MY CHILD?QUESTIONS TO ASK LITTLE CHILDRENPART II CHARACTER AND LIVING For Growth in Knowledge and CharacterMAKE THE BIBLE HEROES YOUR FRIENDSJESUS' CHARACTER-BUILDING STORIESFOUNDATION STONESTRY LINCOLN'S WAYHISTORY AND THE BIBLELIVING WITH THE BIBLEQUESTIONS ON THE TEXTHERO TALESTALES OF OLD JUDEATHE LIFE OF JESUSSONGS OF THE AGESPART III THE LAND OF THE BIBLE Visiting Palestine with THE BIBLE STORYA BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE LANDUNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHY BY PICTURESLOCATING BIBLE CHARACTERS IN THE LANDPART IV THE BIBLE IN LITERATURE For Lovers of LiteratureTHE BIBLE'S PLACE IN LITERATUREQUESTIONS BRINGING OUT THE BIBLE'S LITERARY VALUETHE BIBLE'S GIFT TO OUR LANGUAGETHE BIBLE AND THE TEACHER For the Bible School TeacherFOR THE BIBLE SCHOOL TEACHERPART VI PRONOUNCING DICTIONARYKEYVOLUME ONE THE GOLDEN BOOKINTRODUCTION TO THE SERIESPREFACEA BIBLE PRIMERA BIBLE ALPHABETHYMNS FOR THE MORNINGSHORT BIBLE STORIESGOD SEES MEWHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO?WHAT GOD GIVESJESUS HAD NO HOMETHE PEOPLE LOVED JESUSTHE SEA OF GALILEETHE BOYHOOD OF JESUSJESUS AND SICK PEOPLETALKING WITH OUR FATHERGOD IS OUR FATHERWHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT BIRDS AND FLOWERSWHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT TREESJESUS AND THE LITTLE GIRLTHE BABY HID IN A BASKETAN OLD BOOK OF SONGSA STORY WHICH JESUS TOLDTHE STORY OF THE SOWERSOME THINGS WHICH JESUS TAUGHT THE PEOPLETHE BEATITUDES.THE BOY WHO CAME WHEN HE WAS CALLEDTHE SHEPHERD BOY WHO KILLED A GIANTDAVID AND KING SAULDAVID AND JONATHANDAVID AND HIS THREE BRAVE SOLDIERSDAVID AND HIS SON ABSALOMTHE STORY OF A GOOD KINGJOSEPH AND HIS BRETHRENTHE BOY WHO WAS RAISED FROM THE DEADTHE KINGDOM OF HEAVENTHE MUSTARD SEEDTHE LITTLE CAPTIVE MAIDHOW THE PEOPLE TRAVELED IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLEHOUSES IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLECHILDREN IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLEJERUSALEMTHE JORDANTHE DEAD SEABETH-LEHEMHYMNS FOR THE DAYBEDTIME STORIESTHE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMASTHE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.THE STORY OF PALM SUNDAYTHE STORY OF PALM SUNDAY.HOW JESUS GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE WORLDTHE STORY OF THE FIRST EASTER DAYSTORY OF THE FIRST EASTER DAY.THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVINGTHE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING.WHO WAS THE NEIGHBOR?THE GOOD SAMARITAN.THE GOOD SHEPHERDLITTLE BROTHERS OF THE AIR AND FIELDSA SONG OF PEACE.SHEPHERD HYMNSPRAYERS FOR LITTLE CHILDRENOLD TIME VERSES FOR LITTLE CHILDRENCHRISTMAS HYMNSHYMNS AND POEMS FOR THE TWILIGHT HOURMEMORY VERSESPROVERBSPROVERBSPROVERBSVOLUME TWO HERO TALESPREFACEIntroductory materialThe PatriarchsABRAHAMISAACJOSEPHMOSESTHE WANDERINGS IN THE WILDERNESSTHE MARCH TO THE PROMISED LANDJOSHUAJOSHUA (continued 2)DAVIDSOLOMONNOTESMEMORY VERSESVOLUME THREE TALES OF OLD JUDAEAPREFACETALES OF THE FAR-OFF DAYSTALES OF BRAVE WOMENRUTHDEBORAH AND JAELESTHERTALES OF ELIJAH AND ELISHATALES OF SUCCESS AND FAILURETHE STORY OF A DIVIDED KINGDOMTHE KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH.THE KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH. (continued 2)THE KINGDOM OF THE NORTHTALES OF THE MACCABEESNOTESMEMORY VERSESVOLUME FOUR LIFE OF JESUSThe Life of the Lord JesusPALESTINE IN THE DAYS OF THE LORD JESUSHow the Lord Jesus Spent His Boyhood.How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People.How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People. (continued 2)How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People. (continued 3)Leaders and victories of the New Faith.How the New Faith Spread from Jerusalem.Missionary Journeys and Adventures of Paul.THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY.THE CAPTAIN OF THE NEW FAITH IN THE CAPITAL OF THE CAESARS.NotesMEMORY VERSESVOLUME FIVE SONGS OF THE AGESPREFACETHE POETRY OF THE BIBLESELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMSTHE BOOK OF PSALMSTHE BOOK OF PSALMS (continued 2)SELECTIONS FROM JOBSELECTIONS FROM THE SONG OF SONGSSELECTIONS FROM ECCLESIASTESSELECTIONS FROM THE PROVERBSTHE PRAISES OF WISDOMSELECTIONS FROM THE PROPHETSISAIAHISAIAH (continued 2)ISAIAH (continued 3)SELECTIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENTSELECTIONS FROM THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHNHYMNS OF THE AGESNOTESNOTESINDEX TO BIBLICAL PASSAGESINDEX TO POEMSINDEX TO AUTHORS OF POEMSINDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONSPrevious chapter ←Volume 3 — TALES OF THE FAR-OFF DAYSNext chapter →Volume 3 — RUTHAll chapters and sections (180)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHOW TO USE THE BIBLE STORYFOREWORDINTRODUCTIONParts23456Part 6 · Other sectionsINTRODUCTIONKEYWhy Read the Bible?Why are Bible Readers so Few?Part 1 · Other sectionsTHE CHILD AND THE BIBLETHE MOTHER'S PART--HOW CAN I USE THE BIBLE STORY WITH MY CHILD?QUESTIONS TO ASK LITTLE CHILDRENPart 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsMAKE THE BIBLE HEROES YOUR FRIENDSJESUS' CHARACTER-BUILDING STORIESFOUNDATION STONESTRY LINCOLN'S WAYHISTORY AND THE BIBLELIVING WITH THE BIBLEQUESTIONS ON THE TEXTHERO TALESTALES OF OLD JUDEATHE LIFE OF JESUSSONGS OF THE AGESPart 3 · Parts3Part 3 · Other sectionsA BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE LANDUNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHY BY PICTURESLOCATING BIBLE CHARACTERS IN THE LANDPart 4 · Parts4Part 4 · Other sectionsTHE BIBLE'S PLACE IN LITERATUREQUESTIONS BRINGING OUT THE BIBLE'S LITERARY VALUETHE BIBLE'S GIFT TO OUR LANGUAGEPart 5 · Other sectionsTHE BIBLE AND THE TEACHER For the Bible School TeacherFOR THE BIBLE SCHOOL TEACHERPart 6 · Parts6Part 6 · Other sectionsKEYSections1Volume 1 · Other sectionsINTRODUCTION TO THE SERIESPREFACEA BIBLE PRIMERA BIBLE ALPHABETHYMNS FOR THE MORNINGSHORT BIBLE STORIESGOD SEES MEWHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO?WHAT GOD GIVESJESUS HAD NO HOMETHE PEOPLE LOVED JESUSTHE SEA OF GALILEETHE BOYHOOD OF JESUSJESUS AND SICK PEOPLETALKING WITH OUR FATHERGOD IS OUR FATHERWHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT BIRDS AND FLOWERSWHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT TREESJESUS AND THE LITTLE GIRLTHE BABY HID IN A BASKETAN OLD BOOK OF SONGSA STORY WHICH JESUS TOLDTHE STORY OF THE SOWERSOME THINGS WHICH JESUS TAUGHT THE PEOPLETHE BEATITUDES.THE BOY WHO CAME WHEN HE WAS CALLEDTHE SHEPHERD BOY WHO KILLED A GIANTDAVID AND KING SAULDAVID AND JONATHANDAVID AND HIS THREE BRAVE SOLDIERSDAVID AND HIS SON ABSALOMTHE STORY OF A GOOD KINGJOSEPH AND HIS BRETHRENTHE BOY WHO WAS RAISED FROM THE DEADTHE KINGDOM OF HEAVENTHE MUSTARD SEEDTHE LITTLE CAPTIVE MAIDHOW THE PEOPLE TRAVELED IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLEHOUSES IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLECHILDREN IN THE LANDS OF THE BIBLEJERUSALEMTHE JORDANTHE DEAD SEABETH-LEHEMHYMNS FOR THE DAYBEDTIME STORIESTHE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMASTHE STORY OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS.THE STORY OF PALM SUNDAYTHE STORY OF PALM SUNDAY.HOW JESUS GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE WORLDTHE STORY OF THE FIRST EASTER DAYSTORY OF THE FIRST EASTER DAY.THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVINGTHE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING.WHO WAS THE NEIGHBOR?THE GOOD SAMARITAN.THE GOOD SHEPHERDLITTLE BROTHERS OF THE AIR AND FIELDSA SONG OF PEACE.SHEPHERD HYMNSPRAYERS FOR LITTLE CHILDRENOLD TIME VERSES FOR LITTLE CHILDRENCHRISTMAS HYMNSHYMNS AND POEMS FOR THE TWILIGHT HOURMEMORY VERSESPROVERBSPROVERBSPROVERBSSections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsPREFACEVolume 2 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 2 · Other sectionsThe PatriarchsABRAHAMISAACJOSEPHMOSESTHE WANDERINGS IN THE WILDERNESSTHE MARCH TO THE PROMISED LANDJOSHUAJOSHUA (continued 2)DAVIDSOLOMONNOTESMEMORY VERSESSections3Volume 3 · Other sectionsPREFACETALES OF THE FAR-OFF DAYSTALES OF BRAVE WOMENRUTHDEBORAH AND JAELESTHERTALES OF ELIJAH AND ELISHATALES OF SUCCESS AND FAILURETHE STORY OF A DIVIDED KINGDOMTHE KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH.THE KINGDOM OF THE SOUTH. (continued 2)THE KINGDOM OF THE NORTHTALES OF THE MACCABEESNOTESMEMORY VERSESSections4Volume 4 · Other sectionsThe Life of the Lord JesusPALESTINE IN THE DAYS OF THE LORD JESUSHow the Lord Jesus Spent His Boyhood.How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People.How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People. (continued 2)How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People. (continued 3)Leaders and victories of the New Faith.How the New Faith Spread from Jerusalem.Missionary Journeys and Adventures of Paul.THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY.THE CAPTAIN OF THE NEW FAITH IN THE CAPITAL OF THE CAESARS.NotesMEMORY VERSESSections5Volume 5 · Other sectionsPREFACETHE POETRY OF THE BIBLESELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMSTHE BOOK OF PSALMSTHE BOOK OF PSALMS (continued 2)SELECTIONS FROM JOBSELECTIONS FROM THE SONG OF SONGSSELECTIONS FROM ECCLESIASTESSELECTIONS FROM THE PROVERBSTHE PRAISES OF WISDOMSELECTIONS FROM THE PROPHETSISAIAHISAIAH (continued 2)ISAIAH (continued 3)SELECTIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENTSELECTIONS FROM THE APOCALYPSE OF JOHNHYMNS OF THE AGESNOTESNOTESINDEX TO BIBLICAL PASSAGESINDEX TO POEMSINDEX TO AUTHORS OF POEMSINDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS{34}◇{35}◇← TALES OF THE FAR-OFF DAYSRUTH →