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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... opinions of learned men have been stated , and the reader left to make his own decision , Consequently , in some instances , it may seem as if the compiler en- tertained different opinions on the same point . Some may think the account ...
... opinions of learned men have been stated , and the reader left to make his own decision , Consequently , in some instances , it may seem as if the compiler en- tertained different opinions on the same point . Some may think the account ...
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... opinion , that this river is the same with Barrady or Chrysorrhoas , which , accord- ing to Maundrill , derives its source from the foot of mount Libanus towards the east , and runs round Damascus and through it , and so continues its ...
... opinion , that this river is the same with Barrady or Chrysorrhoas , which , accord- ing to Maundrill , derives its source from the foot of mount Libanus towards the east , and runs round Damascus and through it , and so continues its ...
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... opinion is by no means to be rejected ; as it is not very prob- able that Amalek , the son of Eliphaz , and grandson of Esau should be the father of a peo- ple , so powerful and numerous as the Amalekites were , when the Israelites ...
... opinion is by no means to be rejected ; as it is not very prob- able that Amalek , the son of Eliphaz , and grandson of Esau should be the father of a peo- ple , so powerful and numerous as the Amalekites were , when the Israelites ...
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... opinion that it was in Cilicia , to which country the govern- ment of Solomon did extend . Some suppose the following mountain is intended . Amana , a mountain east of Jordan in the half tribe of Manasseh , nine miles from lake Meron ...
... opinion that it was in Cilicia , to which country the govern- ment of Solomon did extend . Some suppose the following mountain is intended . Amana , a mountain east of Jordan in the half tribe of Manasseh , nine miles from lake Meron ...
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... For half a league round the town is a fruitful soil , beyond which is a fright- ful desert . ANAB , a city in the moun tains of Judah . Josh . xi , 22 . Lat . 31 , 12 . ters of men . This opinion they founded , likewise AMO AMP.
... For half a league round the town is a fruitful soil , beyond which is a fright- ful desert . ANAB , a city in the moun tains of Judah . Josh . xi , 22 . Lat . 31 , 12 . ters of men . This opinion they founded , likewise AMO AMP.
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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