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... capital of the kingdom of Israel , and Jerusalem , where David dwelt ; the capital of the kingdom of Judah , and afterwards of the whole land . SAMARIA . This city was beautifully situated , celebrated for the magnificence and splendour ...
... capital of the kingdom of Israel , and Jerusalem , where David dwelt ; the capital of the kingdom of Judah , and afterwards of the whole land . SAMARIA . This city was beautifully situated , celebrated for the magnificence and splendour ...
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... capital of the kings of Judah . It was four times captured , but not entirely destroyed : by Shishak , from whose ravages it never recovered its former splen- dour ; by Antiochus Epiphanes ; by Herod , and by Pompey . It was entirely ...
... capital of the kings of Judah . It was four times captured , but not entirely destroyed : by Shishak , from whose ravages it never recovered its former splen- dour ; by Antiochus Epiphanes ; by Herod , and by Pompey . It was entirely ...
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... capital of Judea was Jerusalem , which was built on several hills and surrounded by mountains . Solomon , king of Israel built the temple and adorned the city with so many beautiful works that it was considered one of the most splendid ...
... capital of Judea was Jerusalem , which was built on several hills and surrounded by mountains . Solomon , king of Israel built the temple and adorned the city with so many beautiful works that it was considered one of the most splendid ...
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... capital of the king- dom of that name . About eight miles south of Samaria was Sychar , near to which was Jacob's well , where our Saviour conversed with the woman of Samaria . The province of Galilee was divided into two parts , viz ...
... capital of the king- dom of that name . About eight miles south of Samaria was Sychar , near to which was Jacob's well , where our Saviour conversed with the woman of Samaria . The province of Galilee was divided into two parts , viz ...
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... capital of Syria was Antioch , where the disci- ples of Christ first received the name of Chris- tians . Damascus was a noted city of Syria , and for a long time the capital . The soil of this country is very productive , and it is ...
... capital of Syria was Antioch , where the disci- ples of Christ first received the name of Chris- tians . Damascus was a noted city of Syria , and for a long time the capital . The soil of this country is very productive , and it is ...
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Page 127 - I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 55 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shall keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 24 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return eveiy man unto his family.
Page 124 - This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Page 127 - But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Page 32 - Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
Page 110 - It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Page 58 - Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
Page 109 - For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
Page 21 - And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.