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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... plains of Jordan , where the Midianites were defeated by Gideon . Lat . 32 , 121 . ABEL - MIZRAIM , a place some distance west from Jeri- cho and Jordan , and not far from Hebron . It was before the threshing floor of Atad , but on ...
... plains of Jordan , where the Midianites were defeated by Gideon . Lat . 32 , 121 . ABEL - MIZRAIM , a place some distance west from Jeri- cho and Jordan , and not far from Hebron . It was before the threshing floor of Atad , but on ...
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... plain , where was an encampment of Israel . ABEN - BOHAN , See Bo- HAN . Lat . 31 , 31 . ABEZ , a city belonging to the tribe of Issachar . Josh . 19,20 . ABILA , or ABEL , HOBAL , or HOBA , OF ABELBETH - MA- ACHA , OR ABEL - MAIN , a ...
... plain , where was an encampment of Israel . ABEN - BOHAN , See Bo- HAN . Lat . 31 , 31 . ABEZ , a city belonging to the tribe of Issachar . Josh . 19,20 . ABILA , or ABEL , HOBAL , or HOBA , OF ABELBETH - MA- ACHA , OR ABEL - MAIN , a ...
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... 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 . It was strong enough to resist the arms of Israel , when they sub- dued ...
... 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 . It was strong enough to resist the arms of Israel , when they sub- dued ...
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... are corn and cotton : but the trade is mo- nopolized by the Pacha in his own hands . The French have usually a consul in this place , and Russia a resident . It is Judas Maccabæus , encamped in the , plain of Adullam ACR ACR.
... are corn and cotton : but the trade is mo- nopolized by the Pacha in his own hands . The French have usually a consul in this place , and Russia a resident . It is Judas Maccabæus , encamped in the , plain of Adullam ACR ACR.
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... his brother Jonathan at Ptolemais . Both Eusebius and Jerome tell us , that all the open plain about Eleutheropolis north and west , was in their time called Sephela . And in 1 Macab . • of xii , 38 , it is said , ADA ADI.
... his brother Jonathan at Ptolemais . Both Eusebius and Jerome tell us , that all the open plain about Eleutheropolis north and west , was in their time called Sephela . And in 1 Macab . • of xii , 38 , it is said , ADA ADI.
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