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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... Joshua , a Beth- shemite , on which the ark was placed , when it was sent back by the Philistines . It is thought to have been called by this name , which signifies great mourning , on account of the vast number of Bethshemites , that ...
... Joshua , a Beth- shemite , on which the ark was placed , when it was sent back by the Philistines . It is thought to have been called by this name , which signifies great mourning , on account of the vast number of Bethshemites , that ...
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... Joshua ( xii , 20. ) It is thought probable , that Ach- saph and Achzib are but dif ferent names for the same town , of Ecdippa upon the coasts of Phoenicia and not far from mount Tabor . See Achzib .In the time of Jerome , about four ...
... Joshua ( xii , 20. ) It is thought probable , that Ach- saph and Achzib are but dif ferent names for the same town , of Ecdippa upon the coasts of Phoenicia and not far from mount Tabor . See Achzib .In the time of Jerome , about four ...
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... Joshua kill- ed the king of Adullam , ( xii , 15. ) David hid himself in the cave of Adullam , ( 1Sam.xxii , 1 , 2 , & c . ) and here his parents , and a number of valiant men re- paired to him . This place , once called the glory of ...
... Joshua kill- ed the king of Adullam , ( xii , 15. ) David hid himself in the cave of Adullam , ( 1Sam.xxii , 1 , 2 , & c . ) and here his parents , and a number of valiant men re- paired to him . This place , once called the glory of ...
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... Joshua , retired into Af- rica . Sanson in his Index Ge- ographicus , says that Cush and Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other territories belonging to Shem . AGABA , a fortress near Jerusalem . AGALLA , a city ...
... Joshua , retired into Af- rica . Sanson in his Index Ge- ographicus , says that Cush and Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other territories belonging to Shem . AGABA , a fortress near Jerusalem . AGALLA , a city ...
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... Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town . AI , a city of Moab , taken and plundered by the Chaide- ans . Jer . xlix , 3 . AIN , a city given to the tribe of Simeon . AIN - CHARIM , a ...
... Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town . AI , a city of Moab , taken and plundered by the Chaide- ans . Jer . xlix , 3 . AIN , a city given to the tribe of Simeon . AIN - CHARIM , a ...
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