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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... appear more empty , than the bubble , glittering with the colors of the rainbow . Impressed with this awa- kening fact , the Christian Pastor is solicitous , that all his studies should enrich his sermons , for the spiritual benefit of ...
... appear more empty , than the bubble , glittering with the colors of the rainbow . Impressed with this awa- kening fact , the Christian Pastor is solicitous , that all his studies should enrich his sermons , for the spiritual benefit of ...
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... appear , that they had cities ; there is but one , mentioned in the scriptures ; they lived generally in hamlets , caves , and tents , and seem to have had the same fe rocious character with the modern Arabs . The Israe- lites had ...
... appear , that they had cities ; there is but one , mentioned in the scriptures ; they lived generally in hamlets , caves , and tents , and seem to have had the same fe rocious character with the modern Arabs . The Israe- lites had ...
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... appear any more in history ; however , about the year of the world 2949 , a troop of Amalekites came and pillaged Ziklag , which belong ed to David , 1 Sam . xxx , where he had left his two wives , Ahinoam and 4 AMA AMA vailed, but ...
... appear any more in history ; however , about the year of the world 2949 , a troop of Amalekites came and pillaged Ziklag , which belong ed to David , 1 Sam . xxx , where he had left his two wives , Ahinoam and 4 AMA AMA vailed, but ...
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... appear that this victory was so complete as to reduce them to his obedience . At the same time the Ammon- ites , Moabites , and other peo- ple , made an irruption upon the lands belonging to Judah , but were forced back and rout- ed by ...
... appear that this victory was so complete as to reduce them to his obedience . At the same time the Ammon- ites , Moabites , and other peo- ple , made an irruption upon the lands belonging to Judah , but were forced back and rout- ed by ...
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... appear , that any church was formed there : It has its name from be- ing encompassed by the river Strymon , the old boundary be tween Thrace and Macedon . It was built by Cimon the famous Athenian , 470 years before Christ , and settled ...
... appear , that any church was formed there : It has its name from be- ing encompassed by the river Strymon , the old boundary be tween Thrace and Macedon . It was built by Cimon the famous Athenian , 470 years before Christ , and settled ...
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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