Look to the future and put the past behind you. Of Biblical origin.
Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. Titelman, 1996.
Don’t put something new in an old frame (case, system, etc.) The idea was first expressed in the Bible: “Neither do men put new wine in old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottle perish; but they put new wine in new bottles and both are preserved.”
Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. Titelman, 1996.
The Bible was written by degrees during a period of 1600 years. It was anciently called “The Books,” or “The Divine Library,” but by common consent, for the past 700 years it has been called the Bible.
Curious Questions by Sara H. Killikelly, 1889.
A name given in the Bible to Egypt.
A Dictionary of the Noted Names in Fiction by William A. Wheeler, 1865.
A name given to the three magi who visited the infant Saviour. Their names are commonly said to be Jaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar; but one tradition gives them as Apellius, Amerus, Damascus; another as Magalath, Galgalath, Sarasin; and still another as Ator, Sator, Peratoras.
A Dictionary of the Noted Names in Fiction by William A. Wheeler, 1865.
The Book of Lists 2 by Irving Wallace, 1980.
The name given to an edition of the Scriptures, printed in London in 1631, in which the word not was accidentally omitted from Exodus, causing the verse to read, “Thou shall commit adultery.”
5000 Facts and Fancies by William Henry P. Phyfe, 1901.
A term popularly applied to a version of the Scriptures, published in 1801. It derived its name from an error in Jude, 16, where the word “murmurers” is rendered “murderers.”
5000 Facts and Fancies by William Henry P. Phyfe, 1901.
An apocryphal book of the Old Testament, orignally appended to the book of Daniel… Its aim is to render idolatry ridiculous. The Protestants generally reject it as spurious.
5000 Facts and Fancies by William Henry P. Phyfe, 1901.
A vestment worn by Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. It was set with twelve stones in four rows: sardius, topaz and carbuncle; emerald, sapphire and diamond; jacinth, agate, and amethyst; beryl, onyx and jasper; one stone for each of the names of the son of Jacob, engraved with their respective names and all held in place with a filigree of gold.
Whose What? by Dorothy Rose Blumberg, 1969.
“Money is the root of all evil” should read, “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” That’s what Paul wrote to Timothy in 1 Tim. 6:10. There is a difference.
The Dictionary of Misinformation by Tom Burnam,1975.
