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But many reasons could be found to exculpate Elijah not omitting their own sins and now, when Ben Amram nodded to his wife to open the door, expectation stood on tip-toe, credulous as ever, and the young hearts beat tattoo. But the mother's heart was palpitating with another emotion.

"Drink," said Amram cheerfully, as he poured wine and water into a cup; "it will hearten you, and your faith does not forbid the use of the grape, for have I not heard you styled the society of drunkards?" "That is only one bad name among many, sir," said Rachel, as she took the cup.

"Stand on the banks of the Jordan," said God, "and cry: 'Thou son of Amram, son of Amram, arise, see how wolves have devoured thy sheep." Jeremiah repaired to the Double Cave, and spake to the Patriarchs: "Arise, ye are summoned to appear before God."

The Ark of the Law at one end of the great building, overbrooded by the Ten Commandments and the perpetual light, stood open to mark a supreme moment of devotion. Ben Amram had been given the honour of uncurtaining the shrine, and its richly clad scrolls of all sizes, with their silver bells and pointers, stood revealed in solemn splendour.

Both Christians and Africans now contended for the superiority. While the troops of Alfonso reduced Baeza, and, with a Mahometan ally, even Cordova, Malaga, and Seville acknowledged Abu Amram; Calatrava and Almeria next fell to the Christian Emperor, about the same time that Lisbon and the neighboring towns received Don Enrique, the new sovereign of Portugal.

As the head fell back, it caught the light from the festive candles of the Passover board. The face was bare of hair; even the side curls were gone. 'Maimon the Meshummad! cried the mother, shuddering back. 'You have saved the Apostate. 'Did I not say the door must be opened? replied Ben Amram gently. Then a smile of humour twitched his lips, and he smoothed his white beard.

Nehushta lifted her head from the floor. "Thanks be to God! They are gone," she said. "But, Nou, will they not come back? Oh! I fear lest they should come back." "I think not. That sharp-nosed rat has made the other angry, and I believe that he will find him some harder task than the seeking of a key from Amram.

Now they stood again in the first hall, and, pointing to the Nilometer, Amram said, "Famine!" "There is no doubt of that. Therefore all superfluous mouths should be stopped." "What!" Phater saw that he had made a slip of the tongue. "I mean," he said, "Pharaoh must consider how to get corn." "He would find a Joseph useful just now." "Why?" broke in Phater more vehemently than he intended.

When Amram separated from his wife on account of the edict published against the male children of the Hebrews, and his example was followed by all the Israelites, his daughter Miriam said to him: "Father, thy decree is worse than Pharaoh's decree. The Egyptians aim to destroy only the male children, but thou includest the girls as well.

Samael then betook himself to Gehenna asking, "Hast thou seen Moses, the son of Amram?" Gehenna replied, "With mine ears have I heard the cry, but I have not seen him." He betook himself to Sheol, Abaddon, and Tit-ha-Yawen, to whom he said, "Have ye seen the son of Amram?" They replied: "Through Pharaoh, king of Egypt, have we heard his call, but we have not seen him."