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Dictionary » M » Mount Mountmount 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry. 2. A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound. Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against jerusalem. (Jer. Vi. 6) 3. [See Mont de piete] A bank; a fund. Mount of piety. See Mont de piete. Origin: OE. Munt, mont, mount, AS. Munt, fr. L. Mons, montis; cf. L. Minae protections, E. Eminent, menace: cf. F. Mont. Cf. Mount, Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem. 1. To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up. Though Babylon should mount up to heaven. (Jer. Li. 53) The fire of trees and houses mounts on high. (Cowley) 2. To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding. 3. To attain in value; to amount. Bring then these blessings to a strict account, make fair deductions, see to what they mount. (pope) Origin: OE. Mounten, monten, F. Monter, fr. L. Mons, montis, mountain. See Mount, (above). That upon which a person or thing is mounted, as: A horse. She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted with any mount. (G. Eliot) The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting. Origin: From Mount. ![]()
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Results from our forumAny SOLID arguments against evolution?... or it doesn't mean what it says? You take Acts ch. 2 literally but not Genesis. Do you take Exodus literally, because Moses received Genesis on Mount Sinai from God according to Exodus? Good point. And you go on in later posts to point out scripture in the "history" portion that claims ...
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?... street. Must be a proven prophet. But traditionally, it has always been accepted that Genesis was mostly penned by Moses, or perhaps God on the mount. It is sure that he recieved the law and instructions of the priesthood and the building of the tabernacle on the mount, because Exodus is contexted ...
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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?... or it doesn't mean what it says? You take Acts ch. 2 literally but not Genesis. Do you take Exodus literally, because Moses received Genesis on Mount Sinai from God according to Exodus? Careful analysis of Scripture will make it clear which parts are history and which are allegory; Acts was ...
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?... or it doesn't mean what it says? You take Acts ch. 2 literally but not Genesis. Do you take Exodus literally, because Moses received Genesis on Mount Sinai from God according to Exodus? Anyway experiments with bacteria and viruses have shown that completely new genetic material is capable of ...
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Re:... statements with any claims of established fact. I think there are certain elements of Biblical philosophy, particularly Christ's Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and 6, that would greatly benefit the world today were it more widely implemented. Again, your opinion is as substantial as established ...
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