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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... says , is very rocky . Here Ly- sanias was governor in the 15th year of Tiberias , Luke iii , 1 . This was a considerable town , and its vineyards were exten- sive and fruitful , as we are in- formed by Jerome and Eusebi- us . Being the ...
... says , is very rocky . Here Ly- sanias was governor in the 15th year of Tiberias , Luke iii , 1 . This was a considerable town , and its vineyards were exten- sive and fruitful , as we are in- formed by Jerome and Eusebi- us . Being the ...
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... say the Levant , & c . Ptolemy says that Sicily was bounded east by the Adriatic , that Crete was washed on the west by the Adriatic , and Strabo says that the Ionian gulf is a part of that , which in his time was called The whole the ...
... say the Levant , & c . Ptolemy says that Sicily was bounded east by the Adriatic , that Crete was washed on the west by the Adriatic , and Strabo says that the Ionian gulf is a part of that , which in his time was called The whole the ...
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... says , it was not far from the fountains of Jor- dan . Lat . 33 , 26 . AMATH , or EMATH , a city of Syria ; the same with Emesa on the Orontes . AMATHUS , a city east of Jordan , twenty - one miles to Pella on the south . Reland ...
... says , it was not far from the fountains of Jor- dan . Lat . 33 , 26 . AMATH , or EMATH , a city of Syria ; the same with Emesa on the Orontes . AMATHUS , a city east of Jordan , twenty - one miles to Pella on the south . Reland ...
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... says , that in his time , there were still many Ammonites remaining ; but Origen assures us , that when he was living , they were known only under the general name of Arabians . Thus was the prediction of Ezek . ( xxv , 10 ) ...
... says , that in his time , there were still many Ammonites remaining ; but Origen assures us , that when he was living , they were known only under the general name of Arabians . Thus was the prediction of Ezek . ( xxv , 10 ) ...
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... says this mountain lies to the left of Ci- licia ; it is the highest in these parts . Strabo says , it is always covered with snow , and that from its summit the Euxine and sea of Cilicia are both vis- ible . ANTARADA , a city of Syria ...
... says this mountain lies to the left of Ci- licia ; it is the highest in these parts . Strabo says , it is always covered with snow , and that from its summit the Euxine and sea of Cilicia are both vis- ible . ANTARADA , a city of Syria ...
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