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... Syria , situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean . It was , for many ages , the seat of the Jewish empire , but is now under the dominion of the Turks . Various names have been given to this country at different periods ...
... Syria , situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean . It was , for many ages , the seat of the Jewish empire , but is now under the dominion of the Turks . Various names have been given to this country at different periods ...
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... Syria , lying between 31 ° and 33 ° 30 ' N. latitude , and 35 ° and 37 ° E. longitude . In the map it presents the appearance of a narrow slip of country stretch- ing itself along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean , be- tween that ...
... Syria , lying between 31 ° and 33 ° 30 ' N. latitude , and 35 ° and 37 ° E. longitude . In the map it presents the appearance of a narrow slip of country stretch- ing itself along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean , be- tween that ...
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... Syria ; Accaba , or Akabe ( signifying in Arabic ascent ) being a general term for such situations ; consequently , no inference can be drawn in favour of the ascent of Akrabbim being situated at this Accaba in particular . But if it ...
... Syria ; Accaba , or Akabe ( signifying in Arabic ascent ) being a general term for such situations ; consequently , no inference can be drawn in favour of the ascent of Akrabbim being situated at this Accaba in particular . But if it ...
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... Syria and Palestine , to the same stream below Gaza ; for Nebuchad- nezzar had not at this time been in Egypt . ፡፡ It is plain , from these several accounts , that by the river of Egypt " is meant the above - mentioned stream on the ...
... Syria and Palestine , to the same stream below Gaza ; for Nebuchad- nezzar had not at this time been in Egypt . ፡፡ It is plain , from these several accounts , that by the river of Egypt " is meant the above - mentioned stream on the ...
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... Syrian desert on the east . On the west some of the tribes extended their possessions to the very waters of the Great Sea , though , in other parts , they found their boundary restricted by the lands of the Philistines , whose rich ...
... Syrian desert on the east . On the west some of the tribes extended their possessions to the very waters of the Great Sea , though , in other parts , they found their boundary restricted by the lands of the Philistines , whose rich ...
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afterwards altar Amorites ancient appearance Arabs Babylon beautiful behold Cæsarea called Canaan captivity Carmel Christ Christians Chron church covered David Dead Sea death desert desolate destroyed earth east Egypt Ephraim fathers feet Galilee Gate Gentiles ground hath heaven Hebrew Herod hills Holy Land house of Israel inhabitants Israelites Jehovah Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Jews Jordan Josephus Josh Judæa king kingdom kingdom of Judah lake Lebanon marble Messiah miles mosque Mount Mount of Olives mountains nations Palestine Philistines plain possession present priests prophecy prophet reign restoration river rock Romans ruins sacred saith the Lord Sakhara Samaria Saviour says Scripture Sea of Galilee sepulchre Shechem side siege situated Solomon spot stone Syria temple thee thou Tiberias tion town Travels trees tribe of Gad tribe of Judah tribe of Reuben Turks Tyre unto valley wall whole wind Zion
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Page 513 - Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones ; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live : And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live ; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Page 511 - As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Page 494 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from.
Page 514 - So I prophesied, as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
Page 67 - A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth: The land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: Yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 503 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt ; but, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them ; and they shall dwell in their own land.
Page 512 - The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
Page 501 - I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth...
Page 500 - And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, And therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: For the Lord is a God of judgment: Blessed are all they that wait for him.
Page 506 - Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.