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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... Turks may exercise a shadow of jurisdiction ; but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people , whom it is dangerous to provoke , and fruitless to attack . Their do- mestic fueds , are suspended on the approach of a ...
... Turks may exercise a shadow of jurisdiction ; but his pride is reduced to solicit the friendship of a people , whom it is dangerous to provoke , and fruitless to attack . Their do- mestic fueds , are suspended on the approach of a ...
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... Turkish em- peror , requiring them to em- brace their religion . To the king of Persia their general writes , " We fly unto God , for refuge against the accursed Sa- tan . In the name of God , the compassionate , the merciful . From Abd ...
... Turkish em- peror , requiring them to em- brace their religion . To the king of Persia their general writes , " We fly unto God , for refuge against the accursed Sa- tan . In the name of God , the compassionate , the merciful . From Abd ...
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... Turks . The part subject to the Persians is called Upper or Grand Arme- nia , and sometimes Eastern ; the other part ... Turkish empire . The celebrated mountain Ara- rat , on which , or some other summit of the same range , the ark of ...
... Turks . The part subject to the Persians is called Upper or Grand Arme- nia , and sometimes Eastern ; the other part ... Turkish empire . The celebrated mountain Ara- rat , on which , or some other summit of the same range , the ark of ...
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... Turks have five mosques , four in the town , and one in the cas tle . This last was once the temple of Minerva , and is said to be the finest monument of architecture in the world . The Christians , to avoid the cruel " tribunals of the ...
... Turks have five mosques , four in the town , and one in the cas tle . This last was once the temple of Minerva , and is said to be the finest monument of architecture in the world . The Christians , to avoid the cruel " tribunals of the ...
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... Turks , as far as possible , have formed a little body politic among themselves . Having divided the city into eight parts , they elect one man from each of these sections , most distinguished for his piety and wisdom , to constitute a ...
... Turks , as far as possible , have formed a little body politic among themselves . Having divided the city into eight parts , they elect one man from each of these sections , most distinguished for his piety and wisdom , to constitute a ...
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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