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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... Joshua to fall upon this people ; to record the act of inhumanity , which they had committed , in a book in order to have it always before his eyes , and to avenge it , in the most remarkable manner . Joshua therefore fell upon the ...
... Joshua to fall upon this people ; to record the act of inhumanity , which they had committed , in a book in order to have it always before his eyes , and to avenge it , in the most remarkable manner . Joshua therefore fell upon the ...
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... Joshua gave them . But the reason why God thought fit to denounce a perpetual war against them is to be resolved into this . Knowing that the Israelites were preordained by God , to be put in possession of the land of Canaan , they came ...
... Joshua gave them . But the reason why God thought fit to denounce a perpetual war against them is to be resolved into this . Knowing that the Israelites were preordained by God , to be put in possession of the land of Canaan , they came ...
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... 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 coast of Barbary , and along the Mediterranean sea . The son of Amalek was Ad , a ...
... 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 coast of Barbary , and along the Mediterranean sea . The son of Amalek was Ad , a ...
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... Joshua's and 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 ...
... Joshua's and 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 ...
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... Joshua ( xv , 4 , 7 ) to the tribe of Judah , and afterwards given to Dan ; but was possessed a long time by the Philistines , and render- ed famous for the temple of their god , Dagon . It lies upon the Mediterranean sea , about nine ...
... Joshua ( xv , 4 , 7 ) to the tribe of Judah , and afterwards given to Dan ; but was possessed a long time by the Philistines , and render- ed famous for the temple of their god , Dagon . It lies upon the Mediterranean sea , about nine ...
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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