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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... appears to have been several towns of this name in Palestine . See Josh . xiii , 25 , Judg . ii , 33 ; 1 Sam . xxx , 28 , & c . This , however , is doubted by others , and not without some good reasons . " The city in the midst of the ...
... appears to have been several towns of this name in Palestine . See Josh . xiii , 25 , Judg . ii , 33 ; 1 Sam . xxx , 28 , & c . This , however , is doubted by others , and not without some good reasons . " The city in the midst of the ...
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... appears to have cor- responded with the name , which signifies happy or blessed , and whose great prosperity Moses describes in this figurative way , " Let Asher be blessed with children , let him be acceptable to his brethren , and let ...
... appears to have cor- responded with the name , which signifies happy or blessed , and whose great prosperity Moses describes in this figurative way , " Let Asher be blessed with children , let him be acceptable to his brethren , and let ...
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... appear , that the king of Assyria was sovereign of this country , where the Avim are said to dwell . The opinion of Grotius seems to be probable , who has observed that Ptolemy has mentioned a people of Bac- triana , under the name of A ...
... appear , that the king of Assyria was sovereign of this country , where the Avim are said to dwell . The opinion of Grotius seems to be probable , who has observed that Ptolemy has mentioned a people of Bac- triana , under the name of A ...
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... appear there . This altar the heathen held in such veneration , that when they became masters of the country , they did not presume to place an image near it . They even repaired to it as to an oracle . As Thevenot tells us , mount ...
... appear there . This altar the heathen held in such veneration , that when they became masters of the country , they did not presume to place an image near it . They even repaired to it as to an oracle . As Thevenot tells us , mount ...
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... appear from history , that any church was gathered here for a long period after the age of the apostles . Even in the fourth Christian century , human sacrifices were continu- ed here ; but in subsequent ages , we find churches , and ...
... appear from history , that any church was gathered here for a long period after the age of the apostles . Even in the fourth Christian century , human sacrifices were continu- ed here ; but in subsequent ages , we find churches , and ...
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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