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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... on his brother Jonathan at Ptolemais . Both Eusebius and Jerome tell us , that all the open plain about Eleutheropolis north and west , was in their time called Sephela . And in 1 Macab . • of xii , 38 , it is said , ADA ADI.
... on his brother Jonathan at Ptolemais . Both Eusebius and Jerome tell us , that all the open plain about Eleutheropolis north and west , was in their time called Sephela . And in 1 Macab . • of xii , 38 , it is said , ADA ADI.
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... Jerome says that the Jews were now forbid to cir- cumcise their children ; he says also that the Jews at this time bought permission of the Ro- man soldiers to look on Jerusa- lem , and shed tears over it . Thus the people , who bought ...
... Jerome says that the Jews were now forbid to cir- cumcise their children ; he says also that the Jews at this time bought permission of the Ro- man soldiers to look on Jerusa- lem , and shed tears over it . Thus the people , who bought ...
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... Jerome and Eusebius tell us , that some remains of this place existed in their day . Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town . AI , a city of Moab , taken and plundered by the Chaide ...
... Jerome and Eusebius tell us , that some remains of this place existed in their day . Joshua attacked Ai a second time , took it by stratagem , hung the king , and burned the town . AI , a city of Moab , taken and plundered by the Chaide ...
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... Jerome , was formerly called Riblath or Riblatla , of which en and demolished by the Sa- racens in 1268 As. giants 40 cubits at least and many times above . ANAMIM , whether this be the name of an individual or a nation or tribe of men ...
... Jerome , was formerly called Riblath or Riblatla , of which en and demolished by the Sa- racens in 1268 As. giants 40 cubits at least and many times above . ANAMIM , whether this be the name of an individual or a nation or tribe of men ...
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... Jerome's opinion . However this may be , it is certain Anti- och was not known under this name , till after the reign of Se- leucus Nicanor , who built it , and called it Antioch , in memory of his father Antiochus in the year 301 ...
... Jerome's opinion . However this may be , it is certain Anti- och was not known under this name , till after the reign of Se- leucus Nicanor , who built it , and called it Antioch , in memory of his father Antiochus in the year 301 ...
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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