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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... Jordan and Arnon , ( Numb . xxvii , 12 , ) reaching a great way into the tribe of Reuben , and the coun- try of the Moabites ; composed of many hills , under different names . The mountains , Ne- bo , Pisgah , and Peor , were parts of ...
... Jordan and Arnon , ( Numb . xxvii , 12 , ) reaching a great way into the tribe of Reuben , and the coun- try of the Moabites ; composed of many hills , under different names . The mountains , Ne- bo , Pisgah , and Peor , were parts of ...
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... Jordan , between the valley of Jezreel and the village of Bethmaela in the plains of Jordan , where the Midianites were defeated by Gideon . Lat . 32 , 121 . ABEL - MIZRAIM , a place some distance west from Jeri- cho and Jordan , and ...
... Jordan , between the valley of Jezreel and the village of Bethmaela in the plains of Jordan , where the Midianites were defeated by Gideon . Lat . 32 , 121 . ABEL - MIZRAIM , a place some distance west from Jeri- cho and Jordan , and ...
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... Jordan . Here the 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 ...
... Jordan . Here the 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 ...
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... Jordan , not far from Gilgal ; it was so cal- led from Achan , or as others , more probably suppose , from the trouble suffered there on his account , Achor in Hebrew signifying trouble . Lat . 31 , 44 . ACHSAPH , a city belong- ing to ...
... Jordan , not far from Gilgal ; it was so cal- led from Achan , or as others , more probably suppose , from the trouble suffered there on his account , Achor in Hebrew signifying trouble . Lat . 31 , 44 . ACHSAPH , a city belong- ing to ...
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... Jordan , to- wards the south of the sea , Cinnereth or Galilee . In the vicinity of this town , the wa- ters of the Jordan were arrest- ed , that the Israelites might pass over the channel on dry ground . ADAMAH , or ADMAH , one of the ...
... Jordan , to- wards the south of the sea , Cinnereth or Galilee . In the vicinity of this town , the wa- ters of the Jordan were arrest- ed , that the Israelites might pass over the channel on dry ground . ADAMAH , or ADMAH , one of the ...
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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