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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... David , was king of the Amalekites , and that the giants , who inhabited Palestine in Joshua's time , were of the same race ; that finally part of the Amalekites retired into Africa , while Joshua was yet living , and settled upon the ...
... David , was king of the Amalekites , and that the giants , who inhabited Palestine in Joshua's time , were of the same race ; that finally part of the Amalekites retired into Africa , while Joshua was yet living , and settled upon the ...
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... David had been the king of Ammon's friend ; and after the death of this prince , he sent ambassadors to make his com- pliments of condolence , to Ha- nun , his son and successor , who imagining that David's am- bassadors had come as ...
... David had been the king of Ammon's friend ; and after the death of this prince , he sent ambassadors to make his com- pliments of condolence , to Ha- nun , his son and successor , who imagining that David's am- bassadors had come as ...
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... David revenged this indignity , thrown upon his ambassadors , by subduing the Ammonites , the Moabites , and the Syrians , their allies . Ammon and Mo- ab continued under the obedi- ence of the kings , David and Solomon , and after the ...
... David revenged this indignity , thrown upon his ambassadors , by subduing the Ammonites , the Moabites , and the Syrians , their allies . Ammon and Mo- ab continued under the obedi- ence of the kings , David and Solomon , and after the ...
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... David's times , when the life of men was already so much shortened , and as may be presumed , the size and strength of human bodies very much diminished . Calmet's Dict . The ancient writers , who make mention of giants , are Herodotus ...
... David's times , when the life of men was already so much shortened , and as may be presumed , the size and strength of human bodies very much diminished . Calmet's Dict . The ancient writers , who make mention of giants , are Herodotus ...
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... David they at- tended with forty thousand war- riors . When this tribe came from Egypt their warriors were 41,500 ; in the wilderness they amounted to 53,400 . Jacob had prophesied , to use the trans- lation of Dr. Clarke , " From Asher ...
... David they at- tended with forty thousand war- riors . When this tribe came from Egypt their warriors were 41,500 ; in the wilderness they amounted to 53,400 . Jacob had prophesied , to use the trans- lation of Dr. Clarke , " From Asher ...
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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