An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament: in Two Volumes, Volume 2F.C. & J. Rivington, 1820 - Bible |
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... standing as it were in the very south - west angle or corner of the land of Canaan . Of this city I have spoken already in Part II . chap . ii . § 6. of my Geography of the New Testament . 7. North of Gaza lay next the city of Askelon ...
... standing as it were in the very south - west angle or corner of the land of Canaan . Of this city I have spoken already in Part II . chap . ii . § 6. of my Geography of the New Testament . 7. North of Gaza lay next the city of Askelon ...
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... standing upon an hill , as one goes to Gerasa . It is sometimes simply called Jabesh in Scripture ; and the inhabitants thereof are remarked in the sacred History , for their grateful remembrance of this benefit they received from Saul ...
... standing upon an hill , as one goes to Gerasa . It is sometimes simply called Jabesh in Scripture ; and the inhabitants thereof are remarked in the sacred History , for their grateful remembrance of this benefit they received from Saul ...
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... standing , though by this time he was got into Eu- rope , with his usual fierceness speedily returned ; and getting together a sufficient army by the way , he again took the city without any great opposition , and put it to the sword ...
... standing , though by this time he was got into Eu- rope , with his usual fierceness speedily returned ; and getting together a sufficient army by the way , he again took the city without any great opposition , and put it to the sword ...
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... standing of the wall , which is much the greater part ) of sixty - two on a side . And had not the barbarity of the Turks , enemies to every thing that is splendid and noble , out of a vain superstition , purposely beat down those ...
... standing of the wall , which is much the greater part ) of sixty - two on a side . And had not the barbarity of the Turks , enemies to every thing that is splendid and noble , out of a vain superstition , purposely beat down those ...
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... standing , and in their places ; and the distance between them gives us the wideness of the gate , fifteen feet . But all this is now walled up , to the narrow door before mentioned . Over the little door there is an inscrip- tion in ...
... standing , and in their places ; and the distance between them gives us the wideness of the gate , fifteen feet . But all this is now walled up , to the narrow door before mentioned . Over the little door there is an inscrip- tion in ...
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Page 149 - And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Page 165 - 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 6 - And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord...
Page 170 - 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 264 - 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 198 - Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair ; whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying ; Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
Page 194 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 177 - 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...
Page 153 - 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 253 - And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.