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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... Josephus they stood opposite to Jericho , and were the last station of Israel , excepting one , as they were entering Canaan . Lat . 31 , 30. Kimpton ABEL BETHMAACHAH , a city of Palestine , placed by Jerome in the tribe of Judah ...
... Josephus they stood opposite to Jericho , and were the last station of Israel , excepting one , as they were entering Canaan . Lat . 31 , 30. Kimpton ABEL BETHMAACHAH , a city of Palestine , placed by Jerome in the tribe of Judah ...
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... Josephus frequently mentions this place . ACRABATENE , another dis- trict of Judea on the fron- tier of Idumea , towards the southern extremity of the Dead Sea . See Macab . v , 3 . ACRE , or Acco , or Sr. JOHN DE ACRE , a sea port town ...
... Josephus frequently mentions this place . ACRABATENE , another dis- trict of Judea on the fron- tier of Idumea , towards the southern extremity of the Dead Sea . See Macab . v , 3 . ACRE , or Acco , or Sr. JOHN DE ACRE , a sea port town ...
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... Josephus informs us , that the Ammonites shewed their hat- red to the Jews , and exercised great cruelties against such of them , as lived about their country . Justin Martyr says , that in his time , there were still many Ammonites ...
... Josephus informs us , that the Ammonites shewed their hat- red to the Jews , and exercised great cruelties against such of them , as lived about their country . Justin Martyr says , that in his time , there were still many Ammonites ...
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... Josephus . This was the birth place of the prophet Jeremiah . It was given to the Levites of Koath's fami- ly , for their habitation , and to be a city of refuge . After the death of his father , Solomon ordered Abiathar the priest ...
... Josephus . This was the birth place of the prophet Jeremiah . It was given to the Levites of Koath's fami- ly , for their habitation , and to be a city of refuge . After the death of his father , Solomon ordered Abiathar the priest ...
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... Josephus says it was the third city of the Ro- man provinces ; it was in fact for a long time , the most pow- erful city of the East . It was famous among the Jews for the jus civitatis , or right of citizenship , which Seleucus had ...
... Josephus says it was the third city of the Ro- man provinces ; it was in fact for a long time , the most pow- erful city of the East . It was famous among the Jews for the jus civitatis , or right of citizenship , which Seleucus had ...
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