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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... thought this was the Nile , but evidence is want- ing , that the territories of Israel ever did extend to the Nile . It seems that the river of E- gypt was a small stream , for the Scriptures call the Euphra- tes a great river compared ...
... thought this was the Nile , but evidence is want- ing , that the territories of Israel ever did extend to the Nile . It seems that the river of E- gypt was a small stream , for the Scriptures call the Euphra- tes a great river compared ...
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... thought that many of the Canaanites , being driven out of their coun- try by Joshua , retired into Af- rica . Sanson in his Index Ge- ographicus , says that Cush and Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other ...
... thought that many of the Canaanites , being driven out of their coun- try by Joshua , retired into Af- rica . Sanson in his Index Ge- ographicus , says that Cush and Canaan were not content with their lot , that they sought other ...
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... thought to be a city of Diospolis in the Delta , between Busiris and Mendesa . The Arabians in- form us , that Alexandria was called Caissoun , before Alexan- der the great , rebuilt or enlarg- ed it . Dinocrates , who pre- pared the ...
... thought to be a city of Diospolis in the Delta , between Busiris and Mendesa . The Arabians in- form us , that Alexandria was called Caissoun , before Alexan- der the great , rebuilt or enlarg- ed it . Dinocrates , who pre- pared the ...
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... thought fit to denounce a perpetual war against them is to be resolved into this . Knowing that the Israelites were preordained by God , to be put in possession of the land of Canaan , they came against them , with an armed force in ...
... thought fit to denounce a perpetual war against them is to be resolved into this . Knowing that the Israelites were preordained by God , to be put in possession of the land of Canaan , they came against them , with an armed force in ...
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... thought probable , that the Amalekites , who are so often 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 ...
... thought probable , that the Amalekites , who are so often 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 ...
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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 Deut dwelt east Egypt Ephraim Euphrates Eusebius famous feet fruitful Galilee Greeks Hebrew Hebron hill 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 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