Melville's Use of the Bible

Ahab's allusions angel Apocrypha appears archangel Babbalanja Bible Biblical Billy Budd Book of Kings Captain Ahab Claggart Clarel Confidence-Man contrast death Delight described desert divine earth echoes Elijah ethics evil fact Falsgrave Gabriel Gospels Hagar heart heaven Hebrew sages Herman Melville Ibid imagery Isaiah Ishmael Israel Potter Jehovah Jeremiah Jeroboam Jesus Jesus's Jonah King Ahab land LORD Mapple Mardi marked in Melville's Melville marked Melville's Bible Melville's pages Moby-Dick mystery narrative nature novel Old Testament Omoo passage Pequod Piazza Tales Pierre Pierre's Plinlimmon poem Praise be unto press of Noah prophecy prophets Prose Pieces Proverbs Psalms quotation quoted Redburn religion Saddle Meadows sailor scene Scripture Second chorus seems Serenia ship Solomon spirit Starbuck story style symbol Taji thee theme thou thought tion true truth Typee unto the press Vere verses ville's vision whale White Jacket wilderness wisdom words Yillah