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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... cities and na- tions , the writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact fulfilment of prophecy . So unavoidable is this , that even infidels have sometimes , unwillingly , promoted the PREFACE. ...
... cities and na- tions , the writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact fulfilment of prophecy . So unavoidable is this , that even infidels have sometimes , unwillingly , promoted the PREFACE. ...
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... sometimes , unwillingly , promoted the cause of revelation . Volney's account of Jerusalem and Egypt confirms this . The opportunity of defending the banner of Christianity , has been a most pleasant circumstance attending this ...
... sometimes , unwillingly , promoted the cause of revelation . Volney's account of Jerusalem and Egypt confirms this . The opportunity of defending the banner of Christianity , has been a most pleasant circumstance attending this ...
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... , 49 ; and xxv , 1 ; and Josh . ii , 1. ) and Josh . ii , 1. ) Eusebius says it stood in the neighbor- hood of mount Peor . Moses encamped at Abel - Shittim , sometime before the Hebrew army passed the Jordan . Here ABE ABE.
... , 49 ; and xxv , 1 ; and Josh . ii , 1. ) and Josh . ii , 1. ) Eusebius says it stood in the neighbor- hood of mount Peor . Moses encamped at Abel - Shittim , sometime before the Hebrew army passed the Jordan . Here ABE ABE.
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... sometime before the Hebrew army passed the Jordan . Here the Israelites fell into idolatry and worshipped Baal - Peor , for which God punished them , so severely by the hands of the Levites . The place stood north - east from the Dead ...
... sometime before the Hebrew army passed the Jordan . Here the Israelites fell into idolatry and worshipped Baal - Peor , for which God punished them , so severely by the hands of the Levites . The place stood north - east from the Dead ...
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... sometimes called Adria , as in Acts xxvii , 27 . ADRIA , the Adriatic sea . Here the ship in which St. Paul was a prisoner was over- taken with a dreadful storm . Fearing they should fall upon the quicksands , they struck sail , and let ...
... sometimes called Adria , as in Acts xxvii , 27 . ADRIA , the Adriatic sea . Here the ship in which St. Paul was a prisoner was over- taken with a dreadful storm . Fearing they should fall upon the quicksands , they struck sail , and let ...
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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