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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... land ; it is encompassed on the north and east , by a spacious and fertile plain , on the west by the Mediterranean , and on the south by a large bay ; ex- tending from the city to mount Carmel , a strong town , and convenient harbors ...
... land ; it is encompassed on the north and east , by a spacious and fertile plain , on the west by the Mediterranean , and on the south by a large bay ; ex- tending from the city to mount Carmel , a strong town , and convenient harbors ...
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... land of Canaan , they came against them , with an armed force in hopes of frus- trating the designs of Provi- dence , concerning them . Un der the Judges ( v , 3 , ) we see the Amalekites , joined with the Midianites and Moabites in a ...
... land of Canaan , they came against them , with an armed force in hopes of frus- trating the designs of Provi- dence , concerning them . Un der the Judges ( v , 3 , ) we see the Amalekites , joined with the Midianites and Moabites in a ...
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... lands to the Hebrews . Before the Israelites entered the land of Canaan , the Ammorites had chap . xii , 3 , he put them , AMA AMM.
... lands to the Hebrews . Before the Israelites entered the land of Canaan , the Ammorites had chap . xii , 3 , he put them , AMA AMM.
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... land town surrounded by hills , a day's journey from the Red Sea . On one of the hills is a cave , where they suppose Ma- homet retired for his devotions , and where he received the Ko- ran from Heaven , brought by Gabriel . It is the ...
... land town surrounded by hills , a day's journey from the Red Sea . On one of the hills is a cave , where they suppose Ma- homet retired for his devotions , and where he received the Ko- ran from Heaven , brought by Gabriel . It is the ...
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... land of Canaan , in Arabia Petrea . The Israelites having advanced , to- wards the land of Canaan , Numb . xxi , 1 , the king of Arad , opposed their passage , defeated them , and took a booty from them . But they devoted his country ...
... land of Canaan , in Arabia Petrea . The Israelites having advanced , to- wards the land of Canaan , Numb . xxi , 1 , the king of Arad , opposed their passage , defeated them , and took a booty from them . But they devoted his country ...
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