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IMPERIAL FAMILY BIBLE; 



CONTAINING 



ACCORDING TO THE MOST CORRECT COPIES OP THE AUTHORISED VERSION. 



With Mauy Thousand Critical, Explanatory, and Practical Notes; also, References, 

 Readings, Chronological Tables, and Indexes. 



THE WHOLE ILLUSTRATED BY 



A SUPERB SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS FROM THE OLD MASTERS, 



AND FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY JOHN MARTIN, K. L. 



THB intention of the Publishers, in undertaking this Edition of the HOLT SCRIP- 

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THE TEXT, which is that of the most correct copies of the authorised version, 

 will be accompanied by all the marginal readings usually printed therewith, and 

 which form a very important part of the translation. 



THE REFERENCES to PARALLEL TEXTS will be very numerous, and will 

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THE NOTES, amounting to many thousands, will be chiefly selected from the 

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Each Book will be accompanied by INTRODUCTORY and CONCLUDING 

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 Chronology of various periods and epochs. 



A GENERAL INTRODUCTION to the whole work, CHRONOLOGICAL 

 TABLES, and INDEXES, including a very much enlarged and improved edition 

 of the Rev. Mr Barr's invaluable Index of Subjects, and Concise Dictionary of 

 Terms in the Holy Scriptures, will be added. 



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 when the Publishers state that they have obtained permission to introduce those 

 chef d'ceuvret of his skill " THE DELUGE," " BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST," and " THE 

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