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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... Greek into Latin , and im- proved by St. Jerome , I have quoted in almost every article . The following works have also been carefully consulted , and often quoted . Opera Jacobi Bonfrerii , & c . Descriptio Terra Sanctæ Bro- cardi ...
... Greek into Latin , and im- proved by St. Jerome , I have quoted in almost every article . The following works have also been carefully consulted , and often quoted . Opera Jacobi Bonfrerii , & c . Descriptio Terra Sanctæ Bro- cardi ...
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... Greeks cal- led it Chrysorrhoas . Lat . 31 , 20 . ABARIM , a chain of moun tains between the Jordan and Arnon , ( Numb . xxvii , 12 , ) reaching a great way into the tribe of Reuben , and the coun try of the Moabites ; composed of many ...
... Greeks cal- led it Chrysorrhoas . Lat . 31 , 20 . ABARIM , a chain of moun tains between the Jordan and Arnon , ( Numb . xxvii , 12 , ) reaching a great way into the tribe of Reuben , and the coun try of the Moabites ; composed of many ...
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... Greeks called Ecdippa , and at present is cal led Zib . It was situated near the Mediterranean sea , be- tween Tyre and Ptolemais . See Achsaph . In the tribe of Judah was another town of the same name . ACRA , one of the hills in ...
... Greeks called Ecdippa , and at present is cal led Zib . It was situated near the Mediterranean sea , be- tween Tyre and Ptolemais . See Achsaph . In the tribe of Judah was another town of the same name . ACRA , one of the hills in ...
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... Greeks have here two churches , the Latins three , the Maronites one , it is a bishop's see . The Jews have one small synagogue , the Mahom- etans three mosques . Acre has been rendered , by the works of Dijezzar , one of the principal ...
... Greeks have here two churches , the Latins three , the Maronites one , it is a bishop's see . The Jews have one small synagogue , the Mahom- etans three mosques . Acre has been rendered , by the works of Dijezzar , one of the principal ...
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... Greek , in so many distinct cells or apart- ments . This work , from the number of persons employed , is called the Septuagint . ALMON , a city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin ( Josh . xxi , 18 ) Calmet takes it to be the same with ...
... Greek , in so many distinct cells or apart- ments . This work , from the number of persons employed , is called the Septuagint . ALMON , a city belonging to the tribe of Benjamin ( Josh . xxi , 18 ) Calmet takes it to be the same with ...
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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 Deut dwelt east Egypt Ephraim Euphrates Eusebius famous feet fruitful Galilee Greeks Hebrew Hebron hill 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 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