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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... side , every one of these towers was ten feet higher than the walls . From these 25 gates , in each side of this great square , went 25 streets in straight lines , to the gates over against them on the opposite side ; so that the whole ...
... side , every one of these towers was ten feet higher than the walls . From these 25 gates , in each side of this great square , went 25 streets in straight lines , to the gates over against them on the opposite side ; so that the whole ...
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... side of the riv- er , was 30 furlongs in circum- ference ; and the new palace , on the other side of the river , was 60 furlongs in compass . , It was surrounded with three walls , one within another , with considerable spaces between ...
... side of the riv- er , was 30 furlongs in circum- ference ; and the new palace , on the other side of the river , was 60 furlongs in compass . , It was surrounded with three walls , one within another , with considerable spaces between ...
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... Sam . iv , 2. ) Eusebius places it seven miles from Je- rusalem , in the way to Nicopo- lis . Maundrel says , ' that it en- joys a pleasant situation , on the side of a hill declining to the south . At the foot of the hill is a ARA ARA.
... Sam . iv , 2. ) Eusebius places it seven miles from Je- rusalem , in the way to Nicopo- lis . Maundrel says , ' that it en- joys a pleasant situation , on the side of a hill declining to the south . At the foot of the hill is a ARA ARA.
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... side Jordan , which Bacchides supprised , and threw all the in- habitants into a great pit , 1 Macc . vii , 19 . BEZETHA , a division , or district of Jerusalem , situated on a hill encompassed with good walls , being , as it were , a ...
... side Jordan , which Bacchides supprised , and threw all the in- habitants into a great pit , 1 Macc . vii , 19 . BEZETHA , a division , or district of Jerusalem , situated on a hill encompassed with good walls , being , as it were , a ...
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... side of the bay of Ptolemais , fifteen miles from Acre , by land , round the head of the bay it is thirty miles . CÆSAREA , a city of Pa- lestine of the first rank , which after being greatly decayed , was rebuilt by Herod the Great ...
... side of the bay of Ptolemais , fifteen miles from Acre , by land , round the head of the bay it is thirty miles . CÆSAREA , a city of Pa- lestine of the first rank , which after being greatly decayed , was rebuilt by Herod the Great ...
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