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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... hill of two ways , where two roads turn off . At the foot of the hill was a pool of water . AMMAN , the capital city of the Amonites in Arabia , called in Scripture Rabbath Ammon , but in profane au- thors , Philadelphia . In the time ...
... hill of two ways , where two roads turn off . At the foot of the hill was a pool of water . AMMAN , the capital city of the Amonites in Arabia , called in Scripture Rabbath Ammon , but in profane au- thors , Philadelphia . In the time ...
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... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. Amphipolis , St. Paul passed in his way to Thessalonica , Acts . xvii , 1 ; where Cesar Augustus learned the Greek language . The name also of a city in the west of ...
... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. Amphipolis , St. Paul passed in his way to Thessalonica , Acts . xvii , 1 ; where Cesar Augustus learned the Greek language . The name also of a city in the west of ...
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... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. Rakam , and by the scriptures Joktheel . Arabia ... hill , which is near , and calls to all his brethren of the faith- ful to come and partake with him , though ...
... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. Rakam , and by the scriptures Joktheel . Arabia ... hill , which is near , and calls to all his brethren of the faith- ful to come and partake with him , though ...
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... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. P The Arabs are , also , divided into pagans and. are scattered oases of fruitful land , like islands in the ocean . These are delighfnl spots to the miserable Arab ...
... Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands, Ment Elijah Parish. P The Arabs are , also , divided into pagans and. are scattered oases of fruitful land , like islands in the ocean . These are delighfnl spots to the miserable Arab ...
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... hills , a day's journey from the Red Sea . On one of the hills is a cave , where they suppose Ma- homet retired for his devotions , and where he received the Ko- ran from Heaven , brought by Gabriel . It is the holy city of Mahometans ...
... hills , a day's journey from the Red Sea . On one of the hills is a cave , where they suppose Ma- homet retired for his devotions , and where he received the Ko- ran from Heaven , brought by Gabriel . It is the holy city of Mahometans ...
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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