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 páginas |
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... Turks under Sul . tan Khalil , at the head of a large army , furnished with a tremendous train of artillery . After a seige of thirty - three days , the double wall was forced by the Moslems , the principal tower yielded to their ...
... Turks under Sul . tan Khalil , at the head of a large army , furnished with a tremendous train of artillery . After a seige of thirty - three days , the double wall was forced by the Moslems , the principal tower yielded to their ...
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... Turks , and especially since the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope . Still the com- merce is not inconsiderable ; it is the principal harbor of Egypt . The town is low , and a canal from Faoua brings the waters of the Nile , during the ...
... Turks , and especially since the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope . Still the com- merce is not inconsiderable ; it is the principal harbor of Egypt . The town is low , and a canal from Faoua brings the waters of the Nile , during the ...
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... Turks ; but is not a place of much importance . Lat . 41 , 50 . ANA , a city of Arabia De- serta on the Euphrates . Upon an island near it is a very fine mosque . For half a league round the town is a fruitful soil , beyond which is a ...
... Turks ; but is not a place of much importance . Lat . 41 , 50 . ANA , a city of Arabia De- serta on the Euphrates . Upon an island near it is a very fine mosque . For half a league round the town is a fruitful soil , beyond which is a ...
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... Turkish , Persian , Morocco , and Mogul empires . The Arabs have camels and the finest horses ; in some parts are lions , tigers , wolves , bears , and jackalls . It is well known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their ...
... Turkish , Persian , Morocco , and Mogul empires . The Arabs have camels and the finest horses ; in some parts are lions , tigers , wolves , bears , and jackalls . It is well known , that the Arabians put the great- est value on their ...
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... Turks Women the Turks may exercise a are never allowed to enter these sacred buildings . In former times the Arabs were celebrated for their pro- gress in the sciences ; but they , are now far from being a learn- ed people . Yet ...
... Turks Women the Turks may exercise a are never allowed to enter these sacred buildings . In former times the Arabs were celebrated for their pro- gress in the sciences ; but they , are now far from being a learn- ed people . Yet ...
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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