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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... Judges i , 31 . The 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 ...
... Judges i , 31 . The 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 ...
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... judge of Israel , was buried , 1156 B. C. Lat . 28 , 30 . AMALEKITES , a power- ful people , who dwelt in Ara- bia Petrea , between the Dead sea , and the Red sea ; or be- tween Havilah and Shur , 1 Sam . xv , 7 , sometimes in one ...
... judge of Israel , was buried , 1156 B. C. Lat . 28 , 30 . AMALEKITES , a power- ful people , who dwelt in Ara- bia Petrea , between the Dead sea , and the Red sea ; or be- tween Havilah and Shur , 1 Sam . xv , 7 , sometimes in one ...
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... Judges ( v , 3 , ) we see the Amalekites , joined with the Midianites and Moabites in a design to oppress Israel : but Ehud delivered the Israelites from Eglon , king of the Moa- bites ; Judges iii , and Gideon chap . viii , delivered ...
... Judges ( v , 3 , ) we see the Amalekites , joined with the Midianites and Moabites in a design to oppress Israel : but Ehud delivered the Israelites from Eglon , king of the Moa- bites ; Judges iii , and Gideon chap . viii , delivered ...
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... Judges i , 20 . There seems to have been several races of giants in Pal- estine . The Emims , Repha- ims , & c . See Rephaims . The Anakims , or the sons of Anak , were the most famous giants of Palestine . They dwelt at Hebron , and in ...
... Judges i , 20 . There seems to have been several races of giants in Pal- estine . The Emims , Repha- ims , & c . See Rephaims . The Anakims , or the sons of Anak , were the most famous giants of Palestine . They dwelt at Hebron , and in ...
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... Judges v . " There fought the kings of Canaan by the waters of Megeddo . They fought from heaven ; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera . " These royal battles are suppos . ed to be only shadows or em- blems of that greater ...
... Judges v . " There fought the kings of Canaan by the waters of Megeddo . They fought from heaven ; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera . " These royal battles are suppos . ed to be only shadows or em- blems of that greater ...
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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