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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... descended from Kahtan , the same as Joktan , the son of Eber , a descendant of Ishmael . Ishmael and his mother Hagar , having been dismissed from the family of Abram entered into the wilder- ness of Paran , ( see Paran . ) The sacred ...
... descended from Kahtan , the same as Joktan , the son of Eber , a descendant of Ishmael . Ishmael and his mother Hagar , having been dismissed from the family of Abram entered into the wilder- ness of Paran , ( see Paran . ) The sacred ...
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... descended from Arak , son of Canaan , who dwelt in the city of Acre , near the foot of Lebanon . In the latter times of the Jewish Commonwealth , this city was a part of Agrippa's kingdom . ARACH , a city of Chaldea , built by Nimrod ...
... descended from Arak , son of Canaan , who dwelt in the city of Acre , near the foot of Lebanon . In the latter times of the Jewish Commonwealth , this city was a part of Agrippa's kingdom . ARACH , a city of Chaldea , built by Nimrod ...
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... descended from Aaron , and of right inher- ited the pontificial office . ASPHALTITES , SEE ASPHAR . ASPHAR a lake mention- ed in the first book of Macca- bees ix , 33 , where it is said , that Jonathan and Simon his brother , retired ...
... descended from Aaron , and of right inher- ited the pontificial office . ASPHALTITES , SEE ASPHAR . ASPHAR a lake mention- ed in the first book of Macca- bees ix , 33 , where it is said , that Jonathan and Simon his brother , retired ...
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... descend from the neighboring mountains , and notwithstanding it has no visi- ble outlet , it does not overflow , See Salt Sea . Lat . 31 , 28 . ASSOS , a seaport situated on the south - west part of Troas , and over against the island ...
... descend from the neighboring mountains , and notwithstanding it has no visi- ble outlet , it does not overflow , See Salt Sea . Lat . 31 , 28 . ASSOS , a seaport situated on the south - west part of Troas , and over against the island ...
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... of the most fer- tile spots of the world . AVIM , a city in the tribe of Benjamin , Josh . xviii , 23 . It lay between Bethel and Pa- rah . Lat . 31 , 46 . AVIMS , people descended from Heverus , the son of Ca- naan . This AVA AVI.
... of the most fer- tile spots of the world . AVIM , a city in the tribe of Benjamin , Josh . xviii , 23 . It lay between Bethel and Pa- rah . Lat . 31 , 46 . AVIMS , people descended from Heverus , the son of Ca- naan . This AVA AVI.
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