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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... mentioned in scripture , were a people , descended from Canaan , and devoted to the curse , as well as the other Am- orites , and very different from the descendants of Amalek , the grandson of Esau . The account which the Arabians give ...
... mentioned in scripture , were a people , descended from Canaan , and devoted to the curse , as well as the other Am- orites , and very different from the descendants of Amalek , the grandson of Esau . The account which the Arabians give ...
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... mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It signifies the 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 ...
... mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It signifies the 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 ...
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... mentioned in scripture ; yet mention is made of Árada , or Arva , or the Arvadites . Antarada is now called Tortosa , and is noted for its fine harbor . ANTHEDON , see AGRIP- PIAS . there is mention in the book of Numbers xxxiv , ANA ANT.
... mentioned in scripture ; yet mention is made of Árada , or Arva , or the Arvadites . Antarada is now called Tortosa , and is noted for its fine harbor . ANTHEDON , see AGRIP- PIAS . there is mention in the book of Numbers xxxiv , ANA ANT.
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... mentioned by Paul Lucas , which has been swal- lowed up in a lake , nine miles in circuit , in which may be seen several houses entire un- der the water . The ancients say , that the soil in this region . was bitumenous , which con ...
... mentioned by Paul Lucas , which has been swal- lowed up in a lake , nine miles in circuit , in which may be seen several houses entire un- der the water . The ancients say , that the soil in this region . was bitumenous , which con ...
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... mentioned by a Greek , and some of them have been copied by Pocoke and other travellers . The vast number of these ... mention the present state of the Arabians . About the year 1758 Abd al Vehab began to promulgate a new religion ...
... mentioned by a Greek , and some of them have been copied by Pocoke and other travellers . The vast number of these ... mention the present state of the Arabians . About the year 1758 Abd al Vehab began to promulgate a new religion ...
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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