The biblical atlas, containing 17 maps with explanatory notices1799 |
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... whole continent of Europe , retaining , with some slight variation , their paternal denomination ; as Cimmerians , in Asia ; Cimbri and Umbri , in Gaul and Italy ; and Cymri , Cambri , and Cumbri , in Wales and Cumberland . Ancient ...
... whole continent of Europe , retaining , with some slight variation , their paternal denomination ; as Cimmerians , in Asia ; Cimbri and Umbri , in Gaul and Italy ; and Cymri , Cambri , and Cumbri , in Wales and Cumberland . Ancient ...
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... whole extent of Egypt , from north to south , is de- scribed ; as , " from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia . " Strictly speaking , the boundary is formed by the mighty terraces of that peculiar reddish granite ...
... whole extent of Egypt , from north to south , is de- scribed ; as , " from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia . " Strictly speaking , the boundary is formed by the mighty terraces of that peculiar reddish granite ...
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... whole of the desert between Palestine and Egypt , and therefore extending across the peninsula on the north . Here the denomination is applied so as to show that it extended into the peninsula , or at least some distance down on the ...
... whole of the desert between Palestine and Egypt , and therefore extending across the peninsula on the north . Here the denomination is applied so as to show that it extended into the peninsula , or at least some distance down on the ...
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... whole of this province was often denominated the south country , because it lay southwards of Samaria . 2. SAMARIA . This province comprehended the original possessions of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh , and was the middle division ...
... whole of this province was often denominated the south country , because it lay southwards of Samaria . 2. SAMARIA . This province comprehended the original possessions of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh , and was the middle division ...
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... whole country east of the Jordan , comprising the cantons of Perea on the south ; Batanea and Gaulon in the middle ; and Iturea , Trachonites , and Auranites , on the north . This district abounded with pines , olive trees , palm trees ...
... whole country east of the Jordan , comprising the cantons of Perea on the south ; Batanea and Gaulon in the middle ; and Iturea , Trachonites , and Auranites , on the north . This district abounded with pines , olive trees , palm trees ...
Common terms and phrases
30 Statute Miles 56 Paternoster Row Ammon ancient Antioch apostle Arabia Aram Armenia Arnon Aroer Ashdod Asia Assyria Babylon called Canaan Chron COURT Damascus Dead Sea descendants Desert Deut E.Gover sculp East from Greenwich eastward Egypt Egyptians empire Euphrates Exod extended Ezek Ezion-gaber Galilee Gaza Gentiles Gihon Gilead Greeks Gulf Harosheth Hebrew Hebron Heshbon hills Holy Idumea inhabitants Israel Israelites Jericho Jerusalem Jezreel Joppa Jordan Josephus Josh Joshua journey Judah Judea kingdom KINGDOMS OF JUDAH Kings land Lebanon Levites Libanus Longitude East Manasseh Mesopotamia Middin Moab Moabites Moses Mount mountains Nile Noah northwards Numb Palestine PARTHIA patriarch Persian plain Pontus present day prophet province Ramoth Religious Tract Society river Samaria Scripture Shittim Sidon Solomon southern southwards station Syria Tappuah temple Thebes thence towns tribes Tyre valley viii westwards whence wilderness xviii xxiii xxiv xxvii
Popular passages
Page 34 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 36 - And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Page 10 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Page 21 - And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
Page 27 - Now the valley of the Cheese-mongers, as it was called, and was that which we told you before distinguished the hill of the upper city from that of the lower, extended as far as Siloam ; for that is the name of a fountain which hath sweet water in it, and this in great plenty also.
Page 34 - Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Page 28 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Page 19 - ... abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 21 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
Page 27 - Asmoneans reigned, they filled up that valley with earth ; and had a mind to join the city to the temple. They then took off part of the height of Acra, and reduced it to be of less elevation than it was before, that the temple might be superior to it.
Page 25 - They have abundance of trees, and are full of autumnal fruit, both that which grows wild, and that which is the effect of cultivation.