16 BATTLES OF THE BIBLE.

about another battle. Grandfather said he would, but
first would ask us some more questions about the one he
had told us of the day before. ‘We were able to answer
all that he asked us; so he said he was pleased, and
would go on to the next. I asked if Abraham had
fought any more battles ?

“ We do not hear of any more fought by him. It
was many years after his death that the next one men~-
tioned in the Bible was fought. It was two thousand
five hundred and thirteen years after the creation of the
world, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one years
before the Christian era. The Lord had brought out of
Egypt the children of Israel, the descendants of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob. They were brought out with many
miracles; signs and wonders were done in the land of
Ham.”

“ What was the land of Ham?” Johnnie asked.

«“ Egypt, to be sure,” said George.

“ Was Ham the king of Egypt?” Johnnie next in-
quired.

“ No, Pharaoh was the king of Egypt.”

“ Who was Ham then ?” said Johnnie.

But George could not answer that, nor could I, al-
though I was sure that I had heard of Ham before.

“ He was the youngest son of Noah,” grandfather
said, “ and Egypt was called the land of Ham because
the Egyptians were descended from him. The Israel-
ites were now freed from the tyranny of Pharoah—they
were in the wilderness.”