An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament ...clarendon Press, 1819 - Bible |
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... inhabitants , as far as Le Bruyn could guess , amounted to about three thousand souls , as well Christians as Turks . All the caravans , which go from Cairo in Egypt to Da- mascus , Aleppo , and Constantinople , pass by this Rama . All ...
... inhabitants , as far as Le Bruyn could guess , amounted to about three thousand souls , as well Christians as Turks . All the caravans , which go from Cairo in Egypt to Da- mascus , Aleppo , and Constantinople , pass by this Rama . All ...
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... inhabitants thereof are remarked in the sacred history , for their grateful remembrance of this benefit they received from Saul , when after his death , having heard that the Phi- listines had fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan ...
... inhabitants thereof are remarked in the sacred history , for their grateful remembrance of this benefit they received from Saul , when after his death , having heard that the Phi- listines had fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan ...
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... inhabitants , so also all the house of Millo , i . e . all the principal inha- bitants who made up the governing part of the city , and were wont to assemble together in the public town - house , or guild - hall , did consent to and ...
... inhabitants , so also all the house of Millo , i . e . all the principal inha- bitants who made up the governing part of the city , and were wont to assemble together in the public town - house , or guild - hall , did consent to and ...
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... inhabitants being called Syrians of Zobah , and shur , and how so called . Syrians of Damascus . But now it seems certain , that Rehob or Beth - rehob lay within the land of Canaan ; and therefore it may be asked , why the inhabitants ...
... inhabitants being called Syrians of Zobah , and shur , and how so called . Syrians of Damascus . But now it seems certain , that Rehob or Beth - rehob lay within the land of Canaan ; and therefore it may be asked , why the inhabitants ...
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... inhabitants . This city is placed by Jerom in the way from Eleuthero- polis to Jerusalem , and so in the tribe of Judah . But as this seems not agreeable to the circumstances of this trans- action ; so it appears much more probable ...
... inhabitants . This city is placed by Jerom in the way from Eleuthero- polis to Jerusalem , and so in the tribe of Judah . But as this seems not agreeable to the circumstances of this trans- action ; so it appears much more probable ...
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Acts adjoining ancient Antioch Apostles Arabia Aroer Asia blessed book of Samuel built Cæsarea called Canaan chap Christ Christians Chron church coast Damascus denoted east Edom Egypt expressly famous Galatia Galilee gate Gospel Greeks ground Hamath Hebrew hence Herod hill Holy Land inhabitants isle Israelites Jehoshaphat Jeroboam Jerusalem JESUS Jews John Jordan Josephus Josh journey Judea King of Israel kingdom Kings of Judah Kings xv land of Israel Lord Luke lying Matt Maundrell Mediterranean sea mentioned miles Millo mount mountain observed Old Testament passover Paul Paul Rycaut Philistines Phrygia pillars preached probably Rehob reign river Roman ruins sacred saith Samaria Saviour Scripture SECT seems sepulchre shewn side Sidon situated Solomon spoken stone stood Strabo Syria tells Temple thence thereof tion took town tribe tribe of Judah Turks Tyre unto valley wall whence wherein word Zobah
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Page 6 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the .irk 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 185 - Come ye ' yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest ' a while : ' for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Page 152 - And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem ; (because he was of the house and lineage of David :) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
Page 267 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind , and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
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 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 184 - The harvest truly is plenteous, but ' the labourers are few ; pray ye therefore the ' Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
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 167 - And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all ; which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Page 179 - And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles...