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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... supposed to be in a great degree , the composi- tions of other people , and that their quality gives the authors a title to every thing , which may be for their purpose , wherever they find it . If you ask them their authority they will ...
... supposed to be in a great degree , the composi- tions of other people , and that their quality gives the authors a title to every thing , which may be for their purpose , wherever they find it . If you ask them their authority they will ...
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... supposed to express its character ; it signifies the red , or bloody ones . OF , a EGYPT , Sce EGYPT . EGYPT , RIVER stream which was the limit of Judea south . God promised to Abraham to give him all ÆLMOR , a sacerdotal city in the ...
... supposed to express its character ; it signifies the red , or bloody ones . OF , a EGYPT , Sce EGYPT . EGYPT , RIVER stream which was the limit of Judea south . God promised to Abraham to give him all ÆLMOR , a sacerdotal city in the ...
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... supposed to have risen from the remem- brance of Jacob's depriving their progenitor , both of his birthright and blessing . Their falling upon them , however , and that without any provoca- tion , when they saw them re- duced to so low ...
... supposed to have risen from the remem- brance of Jacob's depriving their progenitor , both of his birthright and blessing . Their falling upon them , however , and that without any provoca- tion , when they saw them re- duced to so low ...
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... supposed they inhabited Amath in Syria . AMANAH , in the Jewish writers is the same as mount Hor , which rose in the north- ern boundary of their country . AMMAH , a hill of Pales- tine , near Hebron , mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It ...
... supposed they inhabited Amath in Syria . AMANAH , in the Jewish writers is the same as mount Hor , which rose in the north- ern boundary of their country . AMMAH , a hill of Pales- tine , near Hebron , mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It ...
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... supposed it to be 17,000,000 . The The heat of this country , as in Turkey , and all over Arabia , makes it pleasant for the inhab itants to sleep in the open air . Hence their houses , which are generally but one story high , are flat ...
... supposed it to be 17,000,000 . The The heat of this country , as in Turkey , and all over Arabia , makes it pleasant for the inhab itants to sleep in the open air . Hence their houses , which are generally but one story high , are flat ...
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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