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... brooks Jabbok and Arnon ; whence they forced the Ammonites and Moabites . Josh . v . 1 ; Numb . xiii . 29 ; xxi . 29. Moses wrested this country from their kings , Sihon and Og , A. M. 2553 ; ante A. D. 1451 . The prophet Amos ( ii . 9 ) ...
... brooks Jabbok and Arnon ; whence they forced the Ammonites and Moabites . Josh . v . 1 ; Numb . xiii . 29 ; xxi . 29. Moses wrested this country from their kings , Sihon and Og , A. M. 2553 ; ante A. D. 1451 . The prophet Amos ( ii . 9 ) ...
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... brook , frequently mentioned in Scripture . Its spring - head is in the mountains of Gilead , or of Moab . It runs at first from north to south , then from east to west , and falls into the eastern part of the Dead Sea . AROER , ( lat ...
... brook , frequently mentioned in Scripture . Its spring - head is in the mountains of Gilead , or of Moab . It runs at first from north to south , then from east to west , and falls into the eastern part of the Dead Sea . AROER , ( lat ...
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... brook Jabok , west by the Jordan . Og , king of the Amorites , possessed Bashan when Moses conquered it . Bashan was es- teemed one of the most fruitful countries in the world ; its rich pasture , oaks , and fine cattle , are ...
... brook Jabok , west by the Jordan . Og , king of the Amorites , possessed Bashan when Moses conquered it . Bashan was es- teemed one of the most fruitful countries in the world ; its rich pasture , oaks , and fine cattle , are ...
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... brook which falls into the Mediterranean , between Gaza and Rhinocorura ; or be- tween Rhinocorura and Egypt , according to Jerom . This is the brook of the wilderness , Amos vi . 14 , which many have taken , unadvisedly , for the river ...
... brook which falls into the Mediterranean , between Gaza and Rhinocorura ; or be- tween Rhinocorura and Egypt , according to Jerom . This is the brook of the wilderness , Amos vi . 14 , which many have taken , unadvisedly , for the river ...
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... brook Kishon , and a little farther north the river Beleus . Josephus makes Carmel a part of Galilee ; but it rather belonged to Manasseh , and to the south of Asher . Carmel signifies the vineyard ; and Jerom informs us , that this ...
... brook Kishon , and a little farther north the river Beleus . Josephus makes Carmel a part of Galilee ; but it rather belonged to Manasseh , and to the south of Asher . Carmel signifies the vineyard ; and Jerom informs us , that this ...
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Page 101 - Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Page 37 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Page 34 - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord our Righteousness.
Page 147 - Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion. Who shall rouse him up?
Page 261 - They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
Page 73 - Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
Page 30 - And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Page 93 - The people which sat in darkness saw great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Page 57 - Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
Page 261 - Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.