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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... Egypt , and Acra , on account of its fortifications , and importance ; whence the knights of St. John , of Jerusalem called it St. John de Acre . The situ- ation of Acre has every possi- ble advantage both of sea and land ; it is ...
... Egypt , and Acra , on account of its fortifications , and importance ; whence the knights of St. John , of Jerusalem called it St. John de Acre . The situ- ation of Acre has every possi- ble advantage both of sea and land ; it is ...
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... EGYPT . ÆGYPT , RIVER OF , a stream which was the limit of Judea south . Gel promised to Abraham to give him all the country between the Eu- phrates and the river of Egypt . Some have thought this was the Nile , but evidence is want ...
... EGYPT . ÆGYPT , RIVER OF , a stream which was the limit of Judea south . Gel promised to Abraham to give him all the country between the Eu- phrates and the river of Egypt . Some have thought this was the Nile , but evidence is want ...
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... Egypt . The Pathrusim , the Naphtuhim , the Casluhim , and the Ludim , peopled other parts of the country , the limits of which are not at this day dis- tinctly known . It is thought that many of the Canaanites , being driven out of ...
... Egypt . The Pathrusim , the Naphtuhim , the Casluhim , and the Ludim , peopled other parts of the country , the limits of which are not at this day dis- tinctly known . It is thought that many of the Canaanites , being driven out of ...
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... Egypt , pitched his tent between Bethel and Ai , or Hai . Jerome and Eusebius tell us , that some remains of this place existed in their day . Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town ...
... Egypt , pitched his tent between Bethel and Ai , or Hai . Jerome and Eusebius tell us , that some remains of this place existed in their day . Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town ...
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... Egypt carried it . His body therefore was deposited first of all at Memphis ; but was after- wards removed to Alexandria . It is said to have been laid in a coffin of gold , and to have been embalmed in honey . The happy situation of ...
... Egypt carried it . His body therefore was deposited first of all at Memphis ; but was after- wards removed to Alexandria . It is said to have been laid in a coffin of gold , and to have been embalmed in honey . The happy situation of ...
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