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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... trees , rendered the scene charm- ingly picturesque . In the vil- lages , tobacco , fruit , and veg- etables , in great plenty are cul- tivated by the inhabitants ; the fertile and extensive plains yield an ample produce of corn . At ...
... trees , rendered the scene charm- ingly picturesque . In the vil- lages , tobacco , fruit , and veg- etables , in great plenty are cul- tivated by the inhabitants ; the fertile and extensive plains yield an ample produce of corn . At ...
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... tree , a shrub , that was very much es- teemed , and very common in this place , are frequently men- tioned . This town was the birth place of Herod the Great , and hence he is called , Herod the Ascalonite . A Christian church was ...
... tree , a shrub , that was very much es- teemed , and very common in this place , are frequently men- tioned . This town was the birth place of Herod the Great , and hence he is called , Herod the Ascalonite . A Christian church was ...
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... trees . Lat . 31 , 52 . BAAL - ZEPHON , a place on the Red sea , " over against " one of the encampments , of Israel in the wilderness , be- tween Migdol and the sea . Baalzephon is thought by ma . ny learned men to have been the name ...
... trees . Lat . 31 , 52 . BAAL - ZEPHON , a place on the Red sea , " over against " one of the encampments , of Israel in the wilderness , be- tween Migdol and the sea . Baalzephon is thought by ma . ny learned men to have been the name ...
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... trees . On the summit is a chapel , dedi- cated to the prophet Elijah , from which is an immense prospect over sea and land . It is 20 miles south of Tyre , and 70 north from Jerusalem . Lat . 32,40 . Both Tacitus and Suetonius speak of ...
... trees . On the summit is a chapel , dedi- cated to the prophet Elijah , from which is an immense prospect over sea and land . It is 20 miles south of Tyre , and 70 north from Jerusalem . Lat . 32,40 . Both Tacitus and Suetonius speak of ...
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... trees , which here would reach great excel lence , as may easily be inferred from those here gathered , though chiefly from wild stocks . They have delicious melons and wa ter - melons . Mount Carmel , says Volney , is a flattened cone ...
... trees , which here would reach great excel lence , as may easily be inferred from those here gathered , though chiefly from wild stocks . They have delicious melons and wa ter - melons . Mount Carmel , says Volney , is a flattened cone ...
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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