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 PlacesSamuel T. Armstrong, 1813 - 522 pages |
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... holy sepulchre , where his body was laid , or the Mount of Olives , graced with his last footsteps , as he ascended to glory . In this work the compiler has often borrowed the style of the au . thors , quoted ; not always , because he ...
... holy sepulchre , where his body was laid , or the Mount of Olives , graced with his last footsteps , as he ascended to glory . In this work the compiler has often borrowed the style of the au . thors , quoted ; not always , because he ...
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... holy a place , because it was the price of blood , they bought a potters field to be a burying place for strangers . This field is shown at this day to travellers . lies south of Jerusalem ; the place is small , and covered with an ...
... holy a place , because it was the price of blood , they bought a potters field to be a burying place for strangers . This field is shown at this day to travellers . lies south of Jerusalem ; the place is small , and covered with an ...
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... Holy Land , from the possession of the Saracens , renewed by St. Louis , with the co - operation of Edward I , and other pow- ers , Acre became the metrop olis of the Latin Christians , and was adorned with strong and stately buildings ...
... Holy Land , from the possession of the Saracens , renewed by St. Louis , with the co - operation of Edward I , and other pow- ers , Acre became the metrop olis of the Latin Christians , and was adorned with strong and stately buildings ...
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... holy city of Mahometans ; no Christian is allowed to enter it . The tem- ple of Mecca has 42 doors , and is said to be nearly 670 yards in length , and 570 in breadth . In the centre is a paved court , on all sides of which are cells ...
... holy city of Mahometans ; no Christian is allowed to enter it . The tem- ple of Mecca has 42 doors , and is said to be nearly 670 yards in length , and 570 in breadth . In the centre is a paved court , on all sides of which are cells ...
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... riches of the country , they retain all their ancient simplic ity of manners . They sit on the ground , dates are their food , and a cloak is their bed and their clothing . For many years they did not attack the holy cities ; but ARA ARA.
... riches of the country , they retain all their ancient simplic ity of manners . They sit on the ground , dates are their food , and a cloak is their bed and their clothing . For many years they did not attack the holy cities ; but ARA ARA.
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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 desert destroyed Deut east Egypt Ephraim Euphrates Eusebius feet fruitful Galilee Greeks Hebrew hill holy 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 mosque 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