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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... built there , in order to annoy the temple , and which Simon Maccabeus took and razed to the ground . He spent three years in levelling the mountain . Here was afterwards built the palace of Helena , also another for Agrippa ...
... built there , in order to annoy the temple , and which Simon Maccabeus took and razed to the ground . He spent three years in levelling the mountain . Here was afterwards built the palace of Helena , also another for Agrippa ...
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... built there for the defence of travellers . Its very name is supposed to express its character ; it signifies the red , or bloody ones . ÆGYPT , See EGYPT . ÆGYPT , RIVER OF , a stream which was the limit of Judea south . Gel promised ...
... built there for the defence of travellers . Its very name is supposed to express its character ; it signifies the red , or bloody ones . ÆGYPT , See EGYPT . ÆGYPT , RIVER OF , a stream which was the limit of Judea south . Gel promised ...
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... built by Alexander the great , situated between the Mediterranean and the lake Moris . Alexan- dria is often to be met with in the latin texts of those books in the Old Testament , which were written before the reign of Alexander , as ...
... built by Alexander the great , situated between the Mediterranean and the lake Moris . Alexan- dria is often to be met with in the latin texts of those books in the Old Testament , which were written before the reign of Alexander , as ...
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... built over against the little island of Pharos , which has been joined to the land , and for the security of the port , the Turks have here built a fort . In this isle the SEVENTY - two Interpreters are said to have translated the ...
... built over against the little island of Pharos , which has been joined to the land , and for the security of the port , the Turks have here built a fort . In this isle the SEVENTY - two Interpreters are said to have translated the ...
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... built with mud and straw , and whose narrow and miry streets , exhibit every appearance of misery and wretchedness . It is situated on the southern bank of the Orontes , at the ex- tremity of an old and decayed bridge , and is covered ...
... built with mud and straw , and whose narrow and miry streets , exhibit every appearance of misery and wretchedness . It is situated on the southern bank of the Orontes , at the ex- tremity of an old and decayed bridge , and is covered ...
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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