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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... sometimes the Jews amounted to 100.000 , & c . What is much to be re- gretted by the lovers of books , the library was destroyed by this ignorant , bigotted Arab , in which successive kings had col- lected more than 400,000 , ALE ALE.
... sometimes the Jews amounted to 100.000 , & c . What is much to be re- gretted by the lovers of books , the library was destroyed by this ignorant , bigotted Arab , in which successive kings had col- lected more than 400,000 , ALE ALE.
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... sometimes in one canton and sometimes in another . It does not appear , that they had cities ; there is but one , mentioned in the scriptures ; they lived generally in hamlets , caves , and tents , and seem to have had the same fe ...
... sometimes in one canton and sometimes in another . It does not appear , that they had cities ; there is but one , mentioned in the scriptures ; they lived generally in hamlets , caves , and tents , and seem to have had the same fe ...
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... Sometime after this , the Ammonites made war against Israel and greatly distressed them , but God de- livered the Israelites at this time from the oppressions of the children of Ammon , by the hands of Jepthah , who having attacked them ...
... Sometime after this , the Ammonites made war against Israel and greatly distressed them , but God de- livered the Israelites at this time from the oppressions of the children of Ammon , by the hands of Jepthah , who having attacked them ...
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... sometimes to the kings of Egypt , and at other times to the kings of Syria . We are told by Poly- bius , that Antiochus the Great took Rabbath or Philadelphia , their capital , demolished the walls , and put a garrison in it , in 3806 ...
... sometimes to the kings of Egypt , and at other times to the kings of Syria . We are told by Poly- bius , that Antiochus the Great took Rabbath or Philadelphia , their capital , demolished the walls , and put a garrison in it , in 3806 ...
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... sometimes translate the word Gibbor , giant , though literally it signifies no more than a strong man , a man of valor and bravery , a warrior . example , they say , that Nimrod was a giant before the Lord , Gen. x , 8 , 9 ; that the ...
... sometimes translate the word Gibbor , giant , though literally it signifies no more than a strong man , a man of valor and bravery , a warrior . example , they say , that Nimrod was a giant before the Lord , Gen. x , 8 , 9 ; that the ...
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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