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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... ruins . It is thinly inhabited , but has an old church and a bishop . Lat . 32 , 58 . ACELDAMA , that is , the inheritance or potion of blood ; by this name was that field cal- led , which the priests purchas- ed with the thirty pieces ...
... ruins . It is thinly inhabited , but has an old church and a bishop . Lat . 32 , 58 . ACELDAMA , that is , the inheritance or potion of blood ; by this name was that field cal- led , which the priests purchas- ed with the thirty pieces ...
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... ruins , and re- mained in a degree deserted , and desolated , till about the year 1750 , when it was fortifi- ed , by Dahier , an Arabian Sheick , who obtained the ap- pellation of Prince of St. John of Acre , and maintained his ...
... ruins , and re- mained in a degree deserted , and desolated , till about the year 1750 , when it was fortifi- ed , by Dahier , an Arabian Sheick , who obtained the ap- pellation of Prince of St. John of Acre , and maintained his ...
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... ruins . In most of the mountains of Canaan were caverns , where in time of war the people con- cealed themselves . Kimpton . ADUMMIM , a town and mountain in the tribe of Benja- min . Josh.xv , 9 ; xviii , 17. Some place it to the south ...
... ruins . In most of the mountains of Canaan were caverns , where in time of war the people con- cealed themselves . Kimpton . ADUMMIM , a town and mountain in the tribe of Benja- min . Josh.xv , 9 ; xviii , 17. Some place it to the south ...
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... ruin of the temple . This sight they purchased very dearly . A marble Venus was set up on Calvary , on the rock where the cross had stood ; a marble hog was placed on the gate , which looked toward Bethlehem , a grove was planted in ...
... ruin of the temple . This sight they purchased very dearly . A marble Venus was set up on Calvary , on the rock where the cross had stood ; a marble hog was placed on the gate , which looked toward Bethlehem , a grove was planted in ...
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... ruins , the remains of its past grandeur . For two hundred years after the death of Alexander , it was the resi- dence of his successors . This city was taken from the Chris- tians by Amrou Ebn - el - Aas , general of the Califf , about ...
... ruins , the remains of its past grandeur . For two hundred years after the death of Alexander , it was the resi- dence of his successors . This city was taken from the Chris- tians by Amrou Ebn - el - Aas , general of the Califf , about ...
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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