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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... ARABIA , desert of , that desolate region in which the Israelites wandered forty years , after leaving Egypt . The Mahometans reduce these forty years to forty days . One of their poets sarcastically says of the Jews , they are always ...
... ARABIA , desert of , that desolate region in which the Israelites wandered forty years , after leaving Egypt . The Mahometans reduce these forty years to forty days . One of their poets sarcastically says of the Jews , they are always ...
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... Arabia Deserta , was bound- ed on the north by the Euphra- tes , which separated it from Mesopotamia ; on the west by Syria , Judea , and Arabia Pe- trea ; on the east by a ridge of mountains , which separated it from Babylonia and ...
... Arabia Deserta , was bound- ed on the north by the Euphra- tes , which separated it from Mesopotamia ; on the west by Syria , Judea , and Arabia Pe- trea ; on the east by a ridge of mountains , which separated it from Babylonia and ...
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... Arabia Felix was bounded on the north by the two coun- tries just described , on the south by the Red Sea ; on the cast and west , by part of that sea , the Arabian and Persian gulfs . In this region are Mec- ca and Medina . The soil is ...
... Arabia Felix was bounded on the north by the two coun- tries just described , on the south by the Red Sea ; on the cast and west , by part of that sea , the Arabian and Persian gulfs . In this region are Mec- ca and Medina . The soil is ...
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... 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 on the top . This proce tice may account for the early knowledge these nations o tained of ...
... 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 on the top . This proce tice may account for the early knowledge these nations o tained of ...
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... Arabia the knowledge of medicine is at a low ebb . The Arabians inherit the land of their fathers , the first proprietors of the country . It shadow of jurisdiction ; but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people , whom ...
... Arabia the knowledge of medicine is at a low ebb . The Arabians inherit the land of their fathers , the first proprietors of the country . It shadow of jurisdiction ; but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people , whom ...
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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