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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... writers more evident , or the reading of them more interesting or pleasant . How many thousands and thousands ... writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact fulfilment of prophecy . So unavoidable ...
... writers more evident , or the reading of them more interesting or pleasant . How many thousands and thousands ... writer , without stopping to moralize , spontaneously deline- ates the most exact fulfilment of prophecy . So unavoidable ...
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... writer considers the present zeal to acquire a knowledge of Palestine , among " the signs " of the approaching millennium . He says , " The signs of the times all con- cur to teach us , that we are fast approaching towards the ...
... writer considers the present zeal to acquire a knowledge of Palestine , among " the signs " of the approaching millennium . He says , " The signs of the times all con- cur to teach us , that we are fast approaching towards the ...
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... writers is the same as mount Hor , which rose in the north- ern boundary of their country . AMMAH , a hill of Pales- tine , near Hebron , mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It signifies the hill of two ways , where two roads turn off . At the ...
... writers is the same as mount Hor , which rose in the north- ern boundary of their country . AMMAH , a hill of Pales- tine , near Hebron , mentioned 2 Sam . ii , 24. It signifies the hill of two ways , where two roads turn off . At the ...
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... writers , ancient and modern , have imagined , that the giants spoken of in scripture , were indeed men of an extraordinary stature , but not so much above what was common as some have fancied , ' who describe them as three or four ...
... writers , ancient and modern , have imagined , that the giants spoken of in scripture , were indeed men of an extraordinary stature , but not so much above what was common as some have fancied , ' who describe them as three or four ...
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... writers say that he also married the daughter of Modad , king of Hejaz , lineally descended from Jorham , the founder of that kingdom . By the Egyptian , he was probably the father of the Scenites , or wild Arabs . The present ...
... writers say that he also married the daughter of Modad , king of Hejaz , lineally descended from Jorham , the founder of that kingdom . By the Egyptian , he was probably the father of the Scenites , or wild Arabs . The present ...
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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