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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... famous for the idol Baalzebub , who was wor shipped here under the same attributes with Achor , the god of flies ; from this circumstance , according to the celebrated Bryant , this city derived its name . It is 34 miles from Jerusalem ...
... famous for the idol Baalzebub , who was wor shipped here under the same attributes with Achor , the god of flies ; from this circumstance , according to the celebrated Bryant , this city derived its name . It is 34 miles from Jerusalem ...
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... famous in the time of the Crusades . Here Edward I , was wounded by a poisoned arrow ; he was cured by his wife Eleanor , who suck ed the poison from his veins . After the expulsion of the cru- saders , Acre exhibited a scene of ...
... famous in the time of the Crusades . Here Edward I , was wounded by a poisoned arrow ; he was cured by his wife Eleanor , who suck ed the poison from his veins . After the expulsion of the cru- saders , Acre exhibited a scene of ...
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... famous among the ancients , as one of the seven wonders of the world , is now a castle , and useful in directing vessels into the harbor . This town consists chiefly of one street , along the harbor , the rest being a waste of forsaken ...
... famous among the ancients , as one of the seven wonders of the world , is now a castle , and useful in directing vessels into the harbor . This town consists chiefly of one street , along the harbor , the rest being a waste of forsaken ...
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... famous Athenian , 470 years before Christ , and settled with a col- ony of 10,000 people . It is now called Emboli by the Turks ; but is not a place of much importance . Lat . 41 , 50 . ANA , a city of Arabia De- serta on the Euphrates ...
... famous Athenian , 470 years before Christ , and settled with a col- ony of 10,000 people . It is now called Emboli by the Turks ; but is not a place of much importance . Lat . 41 , 50 . ANA , a city of Arabia De- serta on the Euphrates ...
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... famous giants of Palestine . They dwelt at Hebron , and in the vicinity . Their stature was so much above what was com- mon , that the Israelites , who were sent to view the promis- ed land , told the people at their return , that they ...
... famous giants of Palestine . They dwelt at Hebron , and in the vicinity . Their stature was so much above what was com- mon , that the Israelites , who were sent to view the promis- ed land , told the people at their return , that they ...
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