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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... side of Jerusalem , where they whitened their cloth , ' Isaiah vii , 3. It was the pot- ters field , where they dug their materials , of course , it must have been entirely barren ; and was , therefore , bought as a bu- rying place for ...
... side of Jerusalem , where they whitened their cloth , ' Isaiah vii , 3. It was the pot- ters field , where they dug their materials , of course , it must have been entirely barren ; and was , therefore , bought as a bu- rying place for ...
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... side was raised upon a high mountain . It was adorn . ed with galleries and fountains , palaces and magnificent tem- ples ; it was strongly fortified by art and nature . Ammianus Marcellinus says , that it was celebrated throughout the ...
... side was raised upon a high mountain . It was adorn . ed with galleries and fountains , palaces and magnificent tem- ples ; it was strongly fortified by art and nature . Ammianus Marcellinus says , that it was celebrated throughout the ...
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... side of very high walls and strong gates , without reckoning many villa- ges and hamlets , which were not enclosed , Deut . iii , 4 , 14 ; and 1 Kings iv , 13. But Ar- gob was more particularly the name of the capital city in the region ...
... side of very high walls and strong gates , without reckoning many villa- ges and hamlets , which were not enclosed , Deut . iii , 4 , 14 ; and 1 Kings iv , 13. But Ar- gob was more particularly the name of the capital city in the region ...
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... side of the sea shall they bury them , and seven months , shall all the nations of Israel be bu- rying them , that they may cleanse the land from contagion . This battle and overthrow of Antichrist is the same mention- ed in Revelations ...
... side of the sea shall they bury them , and seven months , shall all the nations of Israel be bu- rying them , that they may cleanse the land from contagion . This battle and overthrow of Antichrist is the same mention- ed in Revelations ...
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... side of the city , that lies in the midst of the river of Gad ; this last phrase is exegetical , to ex- plain on what part of the town they lay , viz . on that part , which lies in the midst of the river of Gad . It was eighteen miles ...
... side of the city , that lies in the midst of the river of Gad ; this last phrase is exegetical , to ex- plain on what part of the town they lay , viz . on that part , which lies in the midst of the river of Gad . It was eighteen miles ...
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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