Sacred Geography: Or, A Gazetteer of the Bible. Containing, in Alphabetical Order, a Geographical Description of All the Countries, Kingdoms, Nations and Tribes of Men, with All the Villages, Towns, Cities, Provinces, Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures, Or Apocrypha, Including an Account of the Religion, Government, Population, Fulfilment of Prophecies, and Present Condition of the Most Important PlacesSamuel T. Armstrong, 1813 - 522 pages |
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... Canaan and Mesopotamia , of Cush and Misraim , of Anakims and Ishmaelites ; they search their Geographies , but find nothing to satisfy their inquiries . Is it strange then , that the sacred history should become dull , and te- dious ...
... Canaan and Mesopotamia , of Cush and Misraim , of Anakims and Ishmaelites ; they search their Geographies , but find nothing to satisfy their inquiries . Is it strange then , that the sacred history should become dull , and te- dious ...
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... Canaan from the Am- monites and Moabites . From their summits was a grand view of Canaan . According to Josephus they stood opposite to Jericho , and were the last station of Israel , excepting one , as they were entering Canaan . Lat ...
... Canaan from the Am- monites and Moabites . From their summits was a grand view of Canaan . According to Josephus they stood opposite to Jericho , and were the last station of Israel , excepting one , as they were entering Canaan . Lat ...
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... Canaan were caverns , where in time of war the people con- cealed themselves . Kimpton . ADUMMIM , a town and mountain in the tribe of Benja- min . Josh.xv , 9 ; xviii , 17. Some place it to the south , others to the north of Jericho ...
... Canaan were caverns , where in time of war the people con- cealed themselves . Kimpton . ADUMMIM , a town and mountain in the tribe of Benja- min . Josh.xv , 9 ; xviii , 17. Some place it to the south , others to the north of Jericho ...
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... Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other territories belonging to Shem . AGABA , a fortress near Jerusalem . AGALLA , a city of Pales tine on the east of the Dead Sea in the land of Moab . See EGLAIM . AGRIPPIAS ...
... Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other territories belonging to Shem . AGABA , a fortress near Jerusalem . AGALLA , a city of Pales tine on the east of the Dead Sea in the land of Moab . See EGLAIM . AGRIPPIAS ...
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... Canaan in the tribe of Asher . ALEMA , a great and strong city in the country of Gilead , beyond Jordan . ( 1 Macc . v , 26. Lat . 32 , 7 . ALEXANDRIA , a cele- brated city in Egypt , ( Acts xviii , 24 and xxvii , 6. ) built by ...
... Canaan in the tribe of Asher . ALEMA , a great and strong city in the country of Gilead , beyond Jordan . ( 1 Macc . v , 26. Lat . 32 , 7 . ALEXANDRIA , a cele- brated city in Egypt , ( Acts xviii , 24 and xxvii , 6. ) built by ...
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