An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament: In Two Volumes, Volume 2At the Clarendon Press, 1801 - Bible |
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... Jordan . try ; and , for their encouragement hereto , promised them , that , upon their repentance , God would deliver them out of the hand of the Philiftines . The Ifraelites took the Prophet's advice : whereupon Samuel fummoned them ...
... Jordan . try ; and , for their encouragement hereto , promised them , that , upon their repentance , God would deliver them out of the hand of the Philiftines . The Ifraelites took the Prophet's advice : whereupon Samuel fummoned them ...
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... Jordan , and adjoining to the country of the Ammonites who befieged it . It was a town in Eufebius and Jerom's times , being fix miles diftant from Pella , and ftanding upon an hill , as one goes to Gerafa . It is fometimes fimply ...
... Jordan , and adjoining to the country of the Ammonites who befieged it . It was a town in Eufebius and Jerom's times , being fix miles diftant from Pella , and ftanding upon an hill , as one goes to Gerafa . It is fometimes fimply ...
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... Jordan , and fo between the land of Ifrael and the river Eu- phrates , ftretching from the neighbourhood of the Ammon- ites , to the land of Hamath . Hence Sabe and Barathena , mentioned by Ptolemy as cities of Arabia Deferta , in the ...
... Jordan , and fo between the land of Ifrael and the river Eu- phrates , ftretching from the neighbourhood of the Ammon- ites , to the land of Hamath . Hence Sabe and Barathena , mentioned by Ptolemy as cities of Arabia Deferta , in the ...
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... Jordan . And Eufebius and Jerom tell us , that in their days there was a great town of that name , near mount Tabor ... Jordan , and not far from Jordan , and the south coast of the fea of Galilee . It was a confiderable city in the ...
... Jordan . And Eufebius and Jerom tell us , that in their days there was a great town of that name , near mount Tabor ... Jordan , and not far from Jordan , and the south coast of the fea of Galilee . It was a confiderable city in the ...
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... Jordan ; at least it was not far from Mahanaim , as may be gathered from chap . xvii . 27. where we read , that Machir the fon of Ammiel of Lodebar ( and the fame with whom Mephibofheth lived , before that David fent for him ) brought ...
... Jordan ; at least it was not far from Mahanaim , as may be gathered from chap . xvii . 27. where we read , that Machir the fon of Ammiel of Lodebar ( and the fame with whom Mephibofheth lived , before that David fent for him ) brought ...
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Page 146 - 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 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 16 - Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem...
Page 157 - 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 mercy-seat : of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Page 245 - 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.
Page 189 - It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
Page 186 - 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 142 - And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, 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 196 - Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day ; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.
Page 136 - 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.