A Dictionary of Scripture Geography; Containing Illustrations of All the Places Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments and the Leading Events Connecting Them Eith the Christian: To which are Added, Chronological, Geographical, and Other TablesJ. Johnson & son, 1846 - 486 pages |
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... known by the name of Akarkouff , is that where Achad ori- ginally stood : the place contains large quantities of burnt bricks , pottery , and hard clay , partially vitrified , with the remains of a large town , all similar to the masses ...
... known by the name of Akarkouff , is that where Achad ori- ginally stood : the place contains large quantities of burnt bricks , pottery , and hard clay , partially vitrified , with the remains of a large town , all similar to the masses ...
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... known by the terms , the Potters ' Field , and the Fullers ' Field . It was called the Potters ' Field , because thence they dug the earth of which their pots were made ; and the Fullers Field , because they dried their clothes there ...
... known by the terms , the Potters ' Field , and the Fullers ' Field . It was called the Potters ' Field , because thence they dug the earth of which their pots were made ; and the Fullers Field , because they dried their clothes there ...
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... known by the name of Hamadan , in the province of Irak , in Persia . In the early written history of the East , Ecbatana is spoken of as being , next to Nineveh and Babylon , the strongest and most beautiful city in that part of the ...
... known by the name of Hamadan , in the province of Irak , in Persia . In the early written history of the East , Ecbatana is spoken of as being , next to Nineveh and Babylon , the strongest and most beautiful city in that part of the ...
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... known . ALLON - BACHUTH , ( al - on - bak ' - uth , the oak of weeping , ) a place in Bethel . Gen. xxxv . 8 . Allush , ( al ' - iush , paste , dough , or mingling together , ) the name of a place in the wilderness of Shur to which the ...
... known . ALLON - BACHUTH , ( al - on - bak ' - uth , the oak of weeping , ) a place in Bethel . Gen. xxxv . 8 . Allush , ( al ' - iush , paste , dough , or mingling together , ) the name of a place in the wilderness of Shur to which the ...
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... known by this name ; the one in Cilicia , forming a part of Mount Taurus : the other beyond the Jordan in the tribe of Manasseh . Amana mentioned in Scripture , is supposed to be that mountain to which the land of Israel is described as ...
... known by this name ; the one in Cilicia , forming a part of Mount Taurus : the other beyond the Jordan in the tribe of Manasseh . Amana mentioned in Scripture , is supposed to be that mountain to which the land of Israel is described as ...
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afterwards ancient city Antioch apostle appears Arabia Arabs Armenia Asia Minor Assyria Babylon beautiful bounded built called Canaan capital celebrated CHRIST Christian Chron church city belonging city situated coast Damascus David Dead Sea desert Deut district east eastern Edom Egypt Euphrates Ezek feet fertile formed Galilee Greece Greek Gulf hills inhabitants island Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josh Joshua Judea king kingdom lake land Levites Lord Manasseh Mansford Mediterranean miles Moab modern Moses Mount mountains north-west Numb Palestine Paul Persia Philistines plain prophet province Red Sea reign river rock Roman ruins Samaria Scripture side south-east southern stone stream supposed Syria temple territories belonging Tigris tower town trees tribe of Asher tribe of Benjamin tribe of Dan tribe of Ephraim tribe of Issachar tribe of Judah tribe of Reuben Turks valley village walls whole xviii xxvii Zebulon
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Page 119 - It extends from lat. 37* 20* north to 34° 50' south and from long. 17° 31' west to 51° 22' east. It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea; on the east by the...
Page 421 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Page 372 - Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Page 133 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Page 64 - And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Page 253 - And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land : for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
Page 133 - And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Page 6 - When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them ; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Page 57 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Page 261 - Under a wise and beneficent government, the produce of the Holy Land would exceed all calculation. Its perennial harvest ; the salubrity of its air ; its limpid springs, its rivers, lakes, and matchless plains ; its hills and vales ; all these, added to the serenity of its climate, prove this land to be indeed ' a field which the Lord hath blessed.' God hath given it of the dew of heaven and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.