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Ajalon ancient Aramean army Arnon Assyrian Babylonian barren Bedouin Beth-horon Bethshean biblical border broad Canaan Canaanite captured Carmel central plateau centre civilization coast plains conquest Damascus David Dead Sea deep desert east east-Jordan land eastern side Egypt Egyptian Esdraelon extended farther fertile fortress Gezer Gilead Hebrew tribes Hebrews Hebron heights highway hundred feet important Israelites Jabbok Jaulan Jebel Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Joppa Jordan and Dead Jordan valley Judah Kidron Kidron Valley king kingdom Lake later limestone Mediterranean Megiddo miles Moab Moabite Mount Hermon mountains natural Nile nomadic northeast Northern Israel northwest Palestine period Philistines Plain of Esdraelon Plain of Jezreel Plain of Sharon probably river road rock rocky Roman ruins runs Samaria Sea of Galilee Semitic Shechem shore soil South Country southeast southern end springs streams strong Syria temple terraces territory thence thousand feet to-day town Tyre Wady Tumilat waters western wilderness Yarmuk
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Page 110 - And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Page 66 - Asamoneans reigned, they filled up that valley with earth, and had a mind to join the city to the temple. They then took off part of the height of Acra, and reduced it to be of less elevation than it was before, that the temple might be superior to it.
Page 120 - Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest), that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan ; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Page 154 - This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David.
Page 66 - Acra, and reduced it to be of less elevation than it was before, that the temple might be superior to it. Now the valley of the cheesemongers, as it was called, and was that which we told you before distinguished the hill of the upper city from that of the lower, extended as far as Siloam ; for that is the name of a fountain which hath sweet water in it, and this in great plenty also.
Page 69 - And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
Page 287 - The Founders and Rulers of United Israel. From the Death of Moses to the Division of the Hebrew Kingdom.
Page 65 - The city of Jerusalem was fortified with three walls on such parts as were not encompassed with impassable valleys ; for in such places it hath but one wall.
Page 241 - ... a great while ; it supplies men with the principal fruits, with grapes and figs continually, during ten months of the year,* and the rest of the fruits as they become ripe together through the whole year ; for besides the good temperature of the air, it is also watered from a most fertile fountain. The people of the country call it Capharnaum.
Page 16 - I did not let it rain,h 8bYet ye did not return to me,' is the oracle of Jehovah. **I smote you with blight and mildew, I laid waste your gardens and vineyards, Your fig and your olive trees the young locust devoured; Yet you did not return to me,