how did david crockett respond when he was offered a command in the regular
army at the alamo?
he agreed to command the volunteers instead
he accepted command of an artillery battery
he declined, preferring to serve as a private,
he declared himself commander of the entire alamo garrison

one of these is the rhoticity common in most american accents, because in the 17th century, when english was brought to the americas, most english in england was also rhotic.

abraham was promised great blessings by god, both to himself and his family, including all of his descendants. those blessings are called the abrahamic covenant.

the abrahamic covenant bible story has three main features:

1. the promised land of canaan (gen 12: 1) (gen 15: 7).

2. the promise of offspring to a 75-year-old childless abraham (genesis 12: 2) (gen 15: 4-6) (gen 17: 6-8).

3. the promise of blessings and redemption to abraham and the families of the earth through him. (genesis 12: 3).

finally, god gave abraham the rite of circumcision as the specific sign of the abrahamic covenant (genesis 17: 9–14).

rheumatism and the time-limit that a man could work in the chilling-rooms was said to be five years.