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 Places |
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... side Jordan , were given to the tribe of Judah ; and those which they had enjoyed beyond this river were distributed between the tribes of Reuben and Gad . In- deed there seems to have been very different tribes of men called by this ...
... side Jordan , were given to the tribe of Judah ; and those which they had enjoyed beyond this river were distributed between the tribes of Reuben and Gad . In- deed there seems to have been very different tribes of men called by this ...
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... side . Josephus , says , that the remains of Noah's ark were still to be seen in his time , in the canton of Abdiabene , called Caron , a country remarkable for pro- ducing great plenty of cinna- mon . That part of the mountains of ...
... side . Josephus , says , that the remains of Noah's ark were still to be seen in his time , in the canton of Abdiabene , called Caron , a country remarkable for pro- ducing great plenty of cinna- mon . That part of the mountains of ...
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... the ark of God was brought and set by the side of Dagon . Of Ashdod the prophets fore- told terrible things ; and histo- ry has recorded their terrible fulfilment . Jerome says that Ashdod should drink " the cup of divine fury . ASH .ASH.
... the ark of God was brought and set by the side of Dagon . Of Ashdod the prophets fore- told terrible things ; and histo- ry has recorded their terrible fulfilment . Jerome says that Ashdod should drink " the cup of divine fury . ASH .ASH.
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... side . Some time after , the city was again burned , and two thousand of the people destroyed . 1 Macc . xvi , 10. To recapitulate the calamities of this city , would show the terrible fulfilment of prophecy . King Uzziah took the city ...
... side . Some time after , the city was again burned , and two thousand of the people destroyed . 1 Macc . xvi , 10. To recapitulate the calamities of this city , would show the terrible fulfilment of prophecy . King Uzziah took the city ...
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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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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