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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... was necessarily taken from the Bible . Several of the most interesting articles have been col- lected from the Asiatic Researches . The Encyclopedia has repeated- , A Geo- iy made very liberal contributions . A Dictionary PREFACE .
... was necessarily taken from the Bible . Several of the most interesting articles have been col- lected from the Asiatic Researches . The Encyclopedia has repeated- , A Geo- iy made very liberal contributions . A Dictionary PREFACE .
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... Eleutheropolis and Jerusalem ; but more probably it was a city in the tribe of Naphtali , in the north of Pales- tine ; for here we find a place of this name , taken by Benha- twenty - seven miles south of Tyre , seventy north 2 A ...
... Eleutheropolis and Jerusalem ; but more probably it was a city in the tribe of Naphtali , in the north of Pales- tine ; for here we find a place of this name , taken by Benha- twenty - seven miles south of Tyre , seventy north 2 A ...
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... taken by the Romans , and in a few years after delivered to the Per- sians . Lat 32 , 5 . ACCHO , afterwards called Ptolemais , lies north of mount Carmel with a harbor to the sea . It fell to the tribe of Asher by division , Judges i ...
... taken by the Romans , and in a few years after delivered to the Per- sians . Lat 32 , 5 . ACCHO , afterwards called Ptolemais , lies north of mount Carmel with a harbor to the sea . It fell to the tribe of Asher by division , Judges i ...
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... taken with a dreadful storm . Fearing they should fall upon the quicksands , they struck sail , and let their ship drive . This tempest continued a whole fortnight . It has with some propriety been asked how this ship , tossed up and ...
... taken with a dreadful storm . Fearing they should fall upon the quicksands , they struck sail , and let their ship drive . This tempest continued a whole fortnight . It has with some propriety been asked how this ship , tossed up and ...
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... taken and plundered by the Chaide- ans . Jer . xlix , 3 . AIN , a city given to the tribe of Simeon . AIN - CHARIM , a village of Palestine , 6 miles from Je- rusalem . AJALON , a city of the tribe of Dan , assigned over to the Levites ...
... taken and plundered by the Chaide- ans . Jer . xlix , 3 . AIN , a city given to the tribe of Simeon . AIN - CHARIM , a village of Palestine , 6 miles from Je- rusalem . AJALON , a city of the tribe of Dan , assigned over to the Levites ...
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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