An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament ...clarendon Press, 1819 - Bible |
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... thought to be the same with Jerusalem ; so it is certain , that Jerusalem was otherwise called Jebus ; for we expressly read , Josh . xv . 8. that Jebusi , or rather Jebus , ( compare 1 Chron . xi . 4. ) was the same with Jerusalem ...
... thought to be the same with Jerusalem ; so it is certain , that Jerusalem was otherwise called Jebus ; for we expressly read , Josh . xv . 8. that Jebusi , or rather Jebus , ( compare 1 Chron . xi . 4. ) was the same with Jerusalem ...
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... thought by some , that this King's dale was no other than the valley of Je- hoshaphat lying on the east of Jerusalem , between it and mount Olivet ; others make it different , yet so as to come up near to the valley of Jehoshaphat , and ...
... thought by some , that this King's dale was no other than the valley of Je- hoshaphat lying on the east of Jerusalem , between it and mount Olivet ; others make it different , yet so as to come up near to the valley of Jehoshaphat , and ...
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... thought to be deduced from a root Millo , signifying to be full , or filled . Hence some , and among them the Rabbi Kimchi , ( as the learned Buxtorf has ob- served , ) suppose Millo to be used in the sacred history to denote a large ...
... thought to be deduced from a root Millo , signifying to be full , or filled . Hence some , and among them the Rabbi Kimchi , ( as the learned Buxtorf has ob- served , ) suppose Millo to be used in the sacred history to denote a large ...
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... thought to have been designed for much the same use . That it was some public building may , I think , be probably inferred from the peculiar notice taken of it among the other public works of Solomon . For in 1 Kings ix . 15. we read ...
... thought to have been designed for much the same use . That it was some public building may , I think , be probably inferred from the peculiar notice taken of it among the other public works of Solomon . For in 1 Kings ix . 15. we read ...
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... thought proper to be done on that occasion , he strengthened himself and built up all the wall that was broken , and raised it up to the towers , and another wall without , and repaired Millo in the city of David , and made darts and ...
... thought proper to be done on that occasion , he strengthened himself and built up all the wall that was broken , and raised it up to the towers , and another wall without , and repaired Millo in the city of David , and made darts and ...
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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...