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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... called Abela . Abila signifies a mountain , in the Phenician language . Prob- ably therefore , this town was built on a mountain . ABEL THE GREAT , the name of a large stone lying in the field of one Joshua , a Beth- shemite , on which ...
... called Abela . Abila signifies a mountain , in the Phenician language . Prob- ably therefore , this town was built on a mountain . ABEL THE GREAT , the name of a large stone lying in the field of one Joshua , a Beth- shemite , on which ...
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... called Nisibis , that it was besieged and taken by the Romans , and in a few years after delivered to the Per- sians . Lat 32 , 5 . ACCHO , afterwards called Ptolemais , lies north of mount Carmel with a harbor to the sea . It fell to ...
... called Nisibis , that it was besieged and taken by the Romans , and in a few years after delivered to the Per- sians . Lat 32 , 5 . ACCHO , afterwards called Ptolemais , lies north of mount Carmel with a harbor to the sea . It fell to ...
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... called Chasalus . ACHZIB , a city belonging to the tribe of Asher , ( Josh . xix , 29 ; ) thought to be the same , which the Greeks called Ecdippa , and at present is cal- led Zib . It was situated near the Mediterranean sea , be- tween ...
... called Chasalus . ACHZIB , a city belonging to the tribe of Asher , ( Josh . xix , 29 ; ) thought to be the same , which the Greeks called Ecdippa , and at present is cal- led Zib . It was situated near the Mediterranean sea , be- tween ...
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... called by the Arabs Akka . It was afterwards denominated Ptole- mais , from one of the Ptole- mys in Egypt , and Acra , on account of its fortifications , and importance ; whence the knights of St. John , of Jerusalem called it St. John ...
... called by the Arabs Akka . It was afterwards denominated Ptole- mais , from one of the Ptole- mys in Egypt , and Acra , on account of its fortifications , and importance ; whence the knights of St. John , of Jerusalem called it St. John ...
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... called Antiochia Epidaphne , from its neighbor- hood to Daphne , a village where the temple of Daphne stood . Antioch of Syria , i we believe St.Jerome , was formerly called Riblath or Riblatla , of which en and demolished by the Sa ...
... called Antiochia Epidaphne , from its neighbor- hood to Daphne , a village where the temple of Daphne stood . Antioch of Syria , i we believe St.Jerome , was formerly called Riblath or Riblatla , of which en and demolished by the Sa ...
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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