An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament:: In Two Volumes, Volume 2At the Clarendon Press, 1809 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 73
Page 12
... hence , chap . xi . ver . 4. it is called Gibeah of Saul ; and agreeably , chap . xiii . ver . 2. we read , that Saul chofe him three thousand men of Ifrael ; whereof two thoufand were with Saul in Michmash and mount Bethel , and a ...
... hence , chap . xi . ver . 4. it is called Gibeah of Saul ; and agreeably , chap . xiii . ver . 2. we read , that Saul chofe him three thousand men of Ifrael ; whereof two thoufand were with Saul in Michmash and mount Bethel , and a ...
Page 13
... Hence Sabe and Barathena , mentioned by Ptolemy as cities of Arabia Deferta , in the confines of Palmyrene , feem to have been no other than Zobah and Berothai men- 9 . Of Zobah . PART III . tioned in the Scriptures , 2 Sam tioned ...
... Hence Sabe and Barathena , mentioned by Ptolemy as cities of Arabia Deferta , in the confines of Palmyrene , feem to have been no other than Zobah and Berothai men- 9 . Of Zobah . PART III . tioned in the Scriptures , 2 Sam tioned ...
Page 19
... Hence it is faid of Nabal , chap . xxv . ver . 2. that there was a man in Maon , whofe poffeffions were in Carmel ; and Nabal , though he might dwell ge- nerally in Maon , yet is ftyled Nabal the Carmelite , from the place where his ...
... Hence it is faid of Nabal , chap . xxv . ver . 2. that there was a man in Maon , whofe poffeffions were in Carmel ; and Nabal , though he might dwell ge- nerally in Maon , yet is ftyled Nabal the Carmelite , from the place where his ...
Page 20
... hence chap . xxix . ver . 1. we read , that the Ifraelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel , be- fore the fight at Gilboa . This Shunem is also remarkable for the Shunamite woman who was fo kind to Elifha . The Aphek mentioned ...
... hence chap . xxix . ver . 1. we read , that the Ifraelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel , be- fore the fight at Gilboa . This Shunem is also remarkable for the Shunamite woman who was fo kind to Elifha . The Aphek mentioned ...
Page 26
... Hence it is reasonably inferred , that this valley of Shaveh lay near to Salem , and that the King's dale here mentioned is no other than the King's dale , wherein Absalom is faid to rear up for himself a pillar , 2 Sam . xviii . 18 ...
... Hence it is reasonably inferred , that this valley of Shaveh lay near to Salem , and that the King's dale here mentioned is no other than the King's dale , wherein Absalom is faid to rear up for himself a pillar , 2 Sam . xviii . 18 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Afia againſt alfo alſo ancient Apoſtles Aroer becauſe bleffed book of Samuel built Cæfarea Capernaum chap Chrift Chriſtians church coaft confiderable Damafcus David denoted diſtance eaſt Edom facred faid fame fays fecond feems fent fepulchre feven fhall fhould fide fince firft firſt fituation flain fo called fome fouth ftone fuch Galatia Galilee Goſpel Greeks Hadadezer Hamath himſelf hiſtory Holy houfe houſe Ifraelites iſland itſelf Jeroboam Jerufalem Jews Jordan Judea kingdom Kings of Judah Kings xv land laſt leaſt likewiſe Lord Luke lying Maundrell mentioned Millo moſt mount mountain muſt obferved occafion paffover Paul Paul Rycaut Phrygia prefent probably reaſon Rehob Rehoboam reign river ſaid Samaria Saviour Scripture ſeems ſeveral Sidon ſmall Solomon ſome ſpeak ſpoken ſtanding ſtate ſtill ſtone Strabo ſuppoſed Syria Teftament Temple themſelves thence thereof theſe thoſe tribe tribe of Judah Turks underſtood unto uſed weft whence
Popular passages
Page 155 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Page 196 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 142 - And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
Page 256 - And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Page 173 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 181 - Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven ; and he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Page 131 - THE vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Page 207 - Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day ; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Page 6 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
Page 23 - So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David.