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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... tribe in Arabia , exterminated in the reign of Saul . This tribe con- tained only the Arabians , who are called pure , the remains of which were mingled with the posterity of Joktan and Adnan , and so become Mosarabes or Monstaarabes ...
... tribe in Arabia , exterminated in the reign of Saul . This tribe con- tained only the Arabians , who are called pure , the remains of which were mingled with the posterity of Joktan and Adnan , and so become Mosarabes or Monstaarabes ...
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... Tribes of Men, with All the Villages, Towns, Cities, Provinces, Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands ... tribe of Manasseh , were carried into captivity , by Tiglath- pileser in the year 3264 , the Ammonites and Moabites ...
... Tribes of Men, with All the Villages, Towns, Cities, Provinces, Hills, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Islands ... tribe of Manasseh , were carried into captivity , by Tiglath- pileser in the year 3264 , the Ammonites and Moabites ...
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... tribe of men has been doubted . But as this and many other words of the same species , have plural terminations in Hebrew , it may be presumed they signify a people , or nation . The Anamim were descend- ants of Mizraim , a son of Ham ...
... tribe of men has been doubted . But as this and many other words of the same species , have plural terminations in Hebrew , it may be presumed they signify a people , or nation . The Anamim were descend- ants of Mizraim , a son of Ham ...
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... tribe of Judah , ( 1 Kings iv , 10 ) the true situation of which is not known . ARUMAH , a city near She- chem , ( Judges ix , 41 ) where Abimelech dwelt . ASHAN , a city of Palestine , belonging to the tribe of Judah , ( Josh . xv , 42 ) ...
... tribe of Judah , ( 1 Kings iv , 10 ) the true situation of which is not known . ARUMAH , a city near She- chem , ( Judges ix , 41 ) where Abimelech dwelt . ASHAN , a city of Palestine , belonging to the tribe of Judah , ( Josh . xv , 42 ) ...
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... tribe of Naph- tali ; and south by Zebulon . But this tribe never dove out all the nations of the country , nor obtained possession of all the territory allotted to them . Whether this was a frown of Providence for their sins , or ...
... tribe of Naph- tali ; and south by Zebulon . But this tribe never dove out all the nations of the country , nor obtained possession of all the territory allotted to them . Whether this was a frown of Providence for their sins , or ...
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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