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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... known under this name , till after the reign of Se- leucus Nicanor , who built it , and called it Antioch , in memory of his father Antiochus in the year 301 before the Christian era . Hence there is no mention of this Antioch in ...
... known under this name , till after the reign of Se- leucus Nicanor , who built it , and called it Antioch , in memory of his father Antiochus in the year 301 before the Christian era . Hence there is no mention of this Antioch in ...
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... known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of these they have two races , one of which are said to derive their origin from the studs of king Solomon . However this may be , they are capable of the greatest ...
... known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of these they have two races , one of which are said to derive their origin from the studs of king Solomon . However this may be , they are capable of the greatest ...
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... known to the birds , which instead of flying , flock round them to be fed . The Europeans trust them to do all their business with the Arabs , and they are always found honest . } Mecca is the principal city , and is supported by the ...
... known to the birds , which instead of flying , flock round them to be fed . The Europeans trust them to do all their business with the Arabs , and they are always found honest . } Mecca is the principal city , and is supported by the ...
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... known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of these they have two races , one of which are said to derive their origin from the studs of king Solomon . However this may be , they are capable of the greatest ...
... known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their horses . Of these they have two races , one of which are said to derive their origin from the studs of king Solomon . However this may be , they are capable of the greatest ...
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... known to the birds , which instead of flying , flock round them to be fed . The Europeans trust them to do all their business with the Arabs , and they are always found honest . } Mecca is the principal city , and is supported by the ...
... known to the birds , which instead of flying , flock round them to be fed . The Europeans trust them to do all their business with the Arabs , and they are always found honest . } Mecca is the principal city , and is supported by the ...
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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