It is with the desire of aiding parents and teachers in telling these stories, and aiding children to understand them, also in the hope that they may be read in many schools, that a few among the many interesting stories in the Bible have been chosen, brought together and as far as necessary simplified to meet the minds of the young. - Introduction by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut inside the book itself.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
01:34 - Chapter 2
The Story of Adam and Eve
05:08 - Chapter 3
The Story of Noah and the Ark
13:51 - Chapter 4
The Story of Hagar and Ishmael
07:05 - Chapter 5
The Story of Abraham and Isaac
07:24 - Chapter 6
The Story of Jacob
15:11 - Chapter 7
The Story of Joseph, Part 1
17:20 - Chapter 8
The Story of Joseph, Part 2
17:19 - Chapter 9
The Story of Moses, the Child Who Was Found in the River
09:30 - Chapter 10
The Story of the Grapes from Canaan
08:20 - Chapter 11
The Story of Gideon and His Three Hundred Soldiers
13:50 - Chapter 12
The Story of Samson, the Strong Man
17:05 - Chapter 13
The Story of Ruth, the Gleaner
07:42 - Chapter 14
The Story of David
17:18 - Chapter 15
The Story of the Cave of Adullam
02:59 - Chapter 16
The Story of Solomon and His Temple
06:04 - Chapter 17
The Story of Elijah, the Prophet
03:34 - Chapter 18
The Story of Jonah and the Whale
06:40 - Chapter 19
The Story of the Fiery Furnace
09:05 - Chapter 20
The Story of Daniel in the Lions' Den
07:32 - Chapter 21
The Story of the Angel by the Altar
09:25 - Chapter 22
The Story of Jesus, Part 1
18:35 - Chapter 23
The Story of Jesus, Part 2
17:10 - Chapter 24
The Story of Jesus, Part 3
16:14 - Chapter 25
The Story of Jesus, Part 4
12:15 - Chapter 26
The Story of Jesus, Part 5
17:05 - Chapter 27
The Story of the Man at the Beautiful Gate
08:15 - Chapter 28
The Story of Stephen, the First Martyr
05:35