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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... famous for the violences , which they commit- ted , and for their crimes rather than their strength , or the greatness of their stature . But it cannot be denied , that form- erlythere were men of a stature , men , much above common ...
... famous for the violences , which they commit- ted , and for their crimes rather than their strength , or the greatness of their stature . But it cannot be denied , that form- erlythere were men of a stature , men , much above common ...
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... famous among the Jews for the jus civitatis , or right of citizenship , which Seleucus had given to them in common with the Greeks and Macedonians . This consideration , involving Antioch of Pisidia , mention- privileges , dear to their ...
... famous among the Jews for the jus civitatis , or right of citizenship , which Seleucus had given to them in common with the Greeks and Macedonians . This consideration , involving Antioch of Pisidia , mention- privileges , dear to their ...
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... famous navigators , and possessed the continent as far as Gabala . ARAM , is frequently ren- dered Syria , yet they do not mean precisely the same coun- try . In some ancient writers Aram includes Mesopotamia . Hence Jacob in Hebrew is ...
... famous navigators , and possessed the continent as far as Gabala . ARAM , is frequently ren- dered Syria , yet they do not mean precisely the same coun- try . In some ancient writers Aram includes Mesopotamia . Hence Jacob in Hebrew is ...
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... famous for the temple of their god , Dagon . It lies upon the Mediterranean sea , about nine or ten miles north of Gaza . Here Philip , the evangelist , preached the gospel , and a church was continued till the ravages of the Saracens ...
... famous for the temple of their god , Dagon . It lies upon the Mediterranean sea , about nine or ten miles north of Gaza . Here Philip , the evangelist , preached the gospel , and a church was continued till the ravages of the Saracens ...
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... famous city of Nineveh , and those of Rehoboth , and Calah , and Resin . This is the sense , which is generally put upon the words of Moses , Gen. x , 11 , 12. But Bochart explains the text of Moses in a different way . He under ...
... famous city of Nineveh , and those of Rehoboth , and Calah , and Resin . This is the sense , which is generally put upon the words of Moses , Gen. x , 11 , 12. But Bochart explains the text of Moses in a different way . He under ...
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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