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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... Persian court were deposited . ACHOR , a valley in the territory of Jericho , and in the tribe of Benjamin , or on the north border of Judah , where Achan , his sons , and daughters , were stoned to death . The valley lay along the ...
... Persian court were deposited . ACHOR , a valley in the territory of Jericho , and in the tribe of Benjamin , or on the north border of Judah , where Achan , his sons , and daughters , were stoned to death . The valley lay along the ...
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... Persians , and all the inhabitants put to the sword ; four years af- ter this , Justinian rebuilt it , in a more beautiful and regular man- ner , than it was before . The Persians however took it a second time in 574 , and destroyed its ...
... Persians , and all the inhabitants put to the sword ; four years af- ter this , Justinian rebuilt it , in a more beautiful and regular man- ner , than it was before . The Persians however took it a second time in 574 , and destroyed its ...
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... Persia and Ormus , and south by the Indian ocean . On the north this country runs up to an angle , about 100 miles east of Palmyra , which is not included in Arabia . Arabia lies between Lat 12 , 30 , and 31 , 30 north , and Long . 34 ...
... Persia and Ormus , and south by the Indian ocean . On the north this country runs up to an angle , about 100 miles east of Palmyra , which is not included in Arabia . Arabia lies between Lat 12 , 30 , and 31 , 30 north , and Long . 34 ...
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... Persian gulfs . In this region are Mec- ca and Medina . The soil is ex- cellent , producing balm of Gil- ead , manna , myrrh , cassia , aloes , frankincense , spikenard ; also cinnamon , pepper , cardamum , oranges , lemons ...
... Persian gulfs . In this region are Mec- ca and Medina . The soil is ex- cellent , producing balm of Gil- ead , manna , myrrh , cassia , aloes , frankincense , spikenard ; also cinnamon , pepper , cardamum , oranges , lemons ...
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... Persian , Morocco , and Mogul empires . The Arabs have camels and the finest horses ; in some parts are lions , tigers , wolves , bears , and jackalls . It is well known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of ...
... Persian , Morocco , and Mogul empires . The Arabs have camels and the finest horses ; in some parts are lions , tigers , wolves , bears , and jackalls . It is well known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of ...
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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