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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... Israel , we readily perceive , that their waters must have been divided . In describing the ancient and modern state of many cities and na- tions , the writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact ...
... Israel , we readily perceive , that their waters must have been divided . In describing the ancient and modern state of many cities and na- tions , the writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact ...
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... Israel , ' 2 Kings v , 12 . Calmet is of opinion , that this river is the same with Barrady or Chrysorrhoas , which , accord- ing to Maundrill , derives its source from the foot of mount Libanus towards the east , and runs round ...
... Israel , ' 2 Kings v , 12 . Calmet is of opinion , that this river is the same with Barrady or Chrysorrhoas , which , accord- ing to Maundrill , derives its source from the foot of mount Libanus towards the east , and runs round ...
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... Israel . ABEN - BOHAN , See Bo- HAN . Lat . 31 , 31 . ABEZ , a city belonging to the tribe of Issachar . Josh . 19,20 . ABILA , or ABEL , HOBAL , or HOBA , or ABELBETH - MA- ACHA , OR ABEL - MAIN , a town , north of Damascus , between ...
... Israel . ABEN - BOHAN , See Bo- HAN . Lat . 31 , 31 . ABEZ , a city belonging to the tribe of Issachar . Josh . 19,20 . ABILA , or ABEL , HOBAL , or HOBA , or ABELBETH - MA- ACHA , OR ABEL - MAIN , a town , north of Damascus , between ...
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... Israel , when they sub- dued the surrounding country . Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho . Here the apostle Paul preached the gospel ; here Titus tarried some time to make preparation for the siege of Jerusalem ; here met ...
... Israel , when they sub- dued the surrounding country . Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho . Here the apostle Paul preached the gospel ; here Titus tarried some time to make preparation for the siege of Jerusalem ; here met ...
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... Israel ever did extend to the Nile . It seems that the river of E- gypt was a small stream , for the Scriptures call the Euphra- tes a great river compared with this ; but this is not true , if the Nile be intended . See EGYPT , RIVER ...
... Israel ever did extend to the Nile . It seems that the river of E- gypt was a small stream , for the Scriptures call the Euphra- tes a great river compared with this ; but this is not true , if the Nile be intended . See EGYPT , RIVER ...
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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