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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... things of curious geographical speculation have been omitted , or transiently noticed . Generally , the various opinions of learned men have been stated , and the reader left to make his own decision . Consequently , in some instances ...
... things of curious geographical speculation have been omitted , or transiently noticed . Generally , the various opinions of learned men have been stated , and the reader left to make his own decision . Consequently , in some instances ...
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... thing , which may be for their purpose , wherever they find it . If you ask them their authority they will produce you the prac- tice of their predecessors of all nations and ages . But as the com- piler in this work has quoted authors ...
... thing , which may be for their purpose , wherever they find it . If you ask them their authority they will produce you the prac- tice of their predecessors of all nations and ages . But as the com- piler in this work has quoted authors ...
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... thing remains , but a heap of ruins . However , the walls are still standing ; but within these walls , there is no- thing but gardens , ruins , and shattered houses . The river Orontes runs near the city on the outside . The Bishop of ...
... thing remains , but a heap of ruins . However , the walls are still standing ; but within these walls , there is no- thing but gardens , ruins , and shattered houses . The river Orontes runs near the city on the outside . The Bishop of ...
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... thing taken from another . It may here be observed with advan- tage to the reader , that the books of the Maccabees , being written in Greek , several names are varied according to the Greek form . This being re- collected may sometimes ...
... thing taken from another . It may here be observed with advan- tage to the reader , that the books of the Maccabees , being written in Greek , several names are varied according to the Greek form . This being re- collected may sometimes ...
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... thing , which the soil has produced , and then he ven- tures across the frightful des . ert to find another verdant field . Arabia Felix was bounded on the north by the two coun- tries just described , on the south by the Red Sea ; on ...
... thing , which the soil has produced , and then he ven- tures across the frightful des . ert to find another verdant field . Arabia Felix was bounded on the north by the two coun- tries just described , on the south by the Red Sea ; on ...
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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