Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 1
Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
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Length 4 h 47 min
Chapters 35
First published 1904
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select from your library three volumes to be taken with you as companions in your period of retirement please to inform us what those three books would be." The inquiry was sent to peers of the realm, prominent leaders in politics, judges, authors, manufacturers, merchants, gentlemen of leisure—men who would represent every aspect of successful life. In the answers it was found that ninety-eight of the hundred men named "The Bible" first on the list of the three books to be chosen. (From Book introduction)
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Esther 11:01
2
The First Baby in the World and His Brother Read by Sam Stinson 4:03
3
The Great Ship That Saved Eight People Read by Sam Stinson 11:27
4
The Tower That Was Never Finished Read by Robert Scott 8:45
5
The Story of a Long Journey Read by Kalynda 7:59
6
How Abram's Choice Brought Blessing Read by Kalynda 6:33
7
The Angel by the Well Read by Sean McGaughey 4:02
8
The Rain of Fire That Fell on a City Read by Esther 9:17
9
The Boy Who Became an Archer Read by Sophie 4:33
10
How an Angel's Voice Saved a Boy's Life Read by Sibella Denton 6:47
11
The Story of a Journey after a Wife Read by Sibella Denton 6:02
12
How Jacob Stole His Brother's Blessing Read by Esther 10:02
13
Jacob's Wonderful Dream Read by Esther 6:48
14
A Midnight Wrestling Match Read by Eric Ray 7:43
15
The Rich Man's Son Who Was Sold as a Slave Read by Laura Caldwell 7:25
16
From the Prison to the Palace Read by Tamara Hamilton 10:34
17
How Joseph's Dream Came True Read by Tamara Hamilton 8:03
18
A Lost Brother Found Read by Tamara Hamilton 9:23
19
From the Land of Famine to the Land of Plenty Read by Sibella Denton 6:18
20
The Beautiful Baby Who Was Found in a River Read by Sibella Denton 7:30
21
The Voice from the Burning Bush Read by Sibella Denton 8:13
22
The River That Ran Blood Read by Sibella Denton 7:43
23
The Night When a Nation Was Born Read by Sibella Denton 5:58
24
How the Sea Became Dry Land and the Sky Rained Bread Read by Laura Caldwell 9:15
25
The Mountain That Smoked and Words That Were Spoke Read by Esther 7:26
26
How Aaron Made a Golden Calf and What Became of It Read by Ezwa 8:34
27
The Tent Where God Lived Among His People Read by Kirsten Ferreri 9:33
28
How They Worshipped God in the Tabernacle Read by Kirsten Ferreri 6:07
29
What Strong Drink Brought to Aaron's Sons Read by Sibella Denton 3:27
30
The Scapegoat in the Wilderness Read by Sibella Denton 4:07
31
The Cluster of Grapes from the Land of Canaan Read by Laura Caldwell 8:02
32
How the Long Journey of the Israelites Came to an End Read by Esther 9:10
33
What a Wise Man Learned from an Ass Read by Eric Ray 14:29
34
How Moses Looked upon the Promised Land Read by Esther 7:55
35
The Story of Job Read by Robert Scott 12:36
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens mainlesson.com) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
