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Those who had actually offered a sacrifice to the idols.

He decided to offer a sacrifice to the sun, whom his birth mother worshipped.

To this national prejudice the new Government decided to bow, and to offer a sacrifice to the popular passion.

Ostensibly, his visit to Bethlehem was to offer a sacrifice to God.

A yearly pilgrimage to the temple to offer a sacrifice became of paramount importance.

Pelasgians offered a sacrifice of every tenth child during difficult times.

At this point, he is to offer a sacrifice to Poseidon, and then at last his journeys would be over.

The gut is a shamanic ritual during which the shaman offers a sacrifice to the spirits.

Book of Exodus: "Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year.

Wishing to offer a sacrifice to Jupiter, he sent his servants to seek pure water for a libation.

But we can offer a sacrifice."

Cephalus, the patriarch of house, has been appropriately engaged in offering a sacrifice.

He can't be made to touch any sort of public business; he'll scarcely offer a sacrifice at the Games, or dedicate a fountain house."

"We shall never make it stable until we offer a sacrifice," the superstitious people said, and the Christian authorities agreed.

While offering a sacrifice in the vicinity, Samuel includes Jesse among the invited guests.

Samuel offered a sacrifice with Jesse and then went to his house, where he sanctified him and his family.

Job offers a sacrifice to God for Eliphaz's error.

The person who wants the soro offers a sacrifice of zebu or goat to the ancestors.

Utnapishtim offers a sacrifice to the gods, who smell the sweet savor and gather around.

You'd better offer a sacrifice."

After the great flood, Manu the only surviving human, offers a sacrifice from which Ida is born.

Offer a sacrifice Pantheon to him on Anqing and Suzhou.

These verses describe the ritual of offering a sacrifice to God at the Temple, known as the korban.

Afraid they will never return and his people will be left leaderless, the old man offers a sacrifice to their god, Hadur-his war horse.

They offered a sacrifice with unauthorized fire before the LORD, disobeying his instructions.

'To offer up a sacrifice,' said the priest, more accustomed to the rites of religion.

The people offered up a sacrifice of praise to the Great Ones, for the Prophecy had come to pass.

"Cadj," he said now, "who are you to offer up a sacrifice to the Flaming God?

I have entered upon a speculation which has proved a baffler; and a Being of brightness and beauty will be offered up a sacrifice at Cheggs's altar.

Every year, when Elkanah offered up a sacrifice at Shiloh, he would share out the portions of meat and give Hannah a double portion, which further incited the jealousy of Peninnah.

But he who offers up a sacrifice to the undying, shining, swift-horsed sun, he will withstand darkness, and the devas, and that death which creeps in unseen ...' " The Magian was muttering spells to counter me.

Naunton even claimed that Sir Owen Hopton, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, overheard Sir John say, 'Will the Queen suffer her brother to be offered up a sacrifice to the envy of his frisking adversaries?'

They probably think they are now safe, having offered up a sacrifice and securing Thomas's removal as acting CEO from Dec 16 and also from his proposed chairmanship of England 2015, the company that is to oversee the 2015 Rugby World Cup.