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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... Israelites fell into idolatry and worshipped Baal - Peor , for which God punished them , so severely by the hands of the Levites . The place stood north - east from the Dead Sea , and received its name from the great number of Shittin ...
... Israelites fell into idolatry and worshipped Baal - Peor , for which God punished them , so severely by the hands of the Levites . The place stood north - east from the Dead Sea , and received its name from the great number of Shittin ...
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... Israelites would not extir- pate the inhabitants of Accho , and it continued in the hand of the Canaanites . See Acre . It has for 300 years been sub- ject to the Turks , and is re- markable for castles , palaces , and churches in ruins ...
... Israelites would not extir- pate the inhabitants of Accho , and it continued in the hand of the Canaanites . See Acre . It has for 300 years been sub- ject to the Turks , and is re- markable for castles , palaces , and churches in ruins ...
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... Israelites might pass over the channel on dry ground . ADAMAH , or ADMAH , one of the five wicked cities , which were destroyed by fire from heaven , and buried un- der the waters of the Dead Sea , ( Gen. xiv , 2 ; and Deut . xxii , 23 ...
... Israelites might pass over the channel on dry ground . ADAMAH , or ADMAH , one of the five wicked cities , which were destroyed by fire from heaven , and buried un- der the waters of the Dead Sea , ( Gen. xiv , 2 ; and Deut . xxii , 23 ...
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... xviii , and xix , whence the kings of Assyria translated the people called Avites into Palestine , and where in their room , they settled some of the captive Israelites . Ezra de signing to collect , as many Is- raelites as possible AFR ...
... xviii , and xix , whence the kings of Assyria translated the people called Avites into Palestine , and where in their room , they settled some of the captive Israelites . Ezra de signing to collect , as many Is- raelites as possible AFR ...
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... Israelites , is generally supposed to have risen from the remem- brance of Jacob's depriving their progenitor , both of his birthright and blessing . Their falling upon them , however , and that without any provoca- tion , when they saw ...
... Israelites , is generally supposed to have risen from the remem- brance of Jacob's depriving their progenitor , both of his birthright and blessing . Their falling upon them , however , and that without any provoca- tion , when they saw ...
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ancient Arabia Arabs Asher Asia Assyria Babylon Benjamin built called Calmet Canaan capital celebrated Chaldea Christians Chron church coast coun Damascus David Dead Sea descended desert destroyed Deut east Egypt Ephraim Euphrates Eusebius feet fruitful Galilee Greeks Hebrew hill holy inhabitants island Israel Israelites Jerome Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua Judea Judges king lake land Maundrel Mediterranean mentioned miles Moab Moabites Moses mosque moun mount mountains Nile Ophir Palestine Paul Persian Philistines plain probably prophet province Red Sea reign river rock Romans ruins says scripture side signifies Sinai situated Solomon stone stood supposed Syria tain Tarshish temple Tigris tion town travellers trees tribe of Asher tribe of Dan tribe of Judah tribe of Manasseh tribe of Naphtali tribe of Reuben tribe of Simeon Turks Tyre valley village walls wilderness