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... land , and with them appeared missionaries of the religion above mentioned . When peace was restored , the kings of the fore - named dynasty , as also later those of Han and the two following dynasties , extended the kingdom ...
... land , and with them appeared missionaries of the religion above mentioned . When peace was restored , the kings of the fore - named dynasty , as also later those of Han and the two following dynasties , extended the kingdom ...
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... land - measuring ) which were so often called into use in a country annually inundated . To each god and to each ... land , equal to about 64 English acres , free from any tax . The lands of the priests and the soldiers were regarded as ...
... land - measuring ) which were so often called into use in a country annually inundated . To each god and to each ... land , equal to about 64 English acres , free from any tax . The lands of the priests and the soldiers were regarded as ...
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... land , extending from Mount Carmel to the river Eleutheros ; Palestine , or the Holy Land , including the country south of Phoenicia , between the Arabian desert and the Mediterranean , as well as the inland district lying between Mount ...
... land , extending from Mount Carmel to the river Eleutheros ; Palestine , or the Holy Land , including the country south of Phoenicia , between the Arabian desert and the Mediterranean , as well as the inland district lying between Mount ...
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... land flowing with milk and honey . The history of the extraordinary nation which once inhabited this land , must be so much more familiar to our readers than that of any other ancient nation , that all that is necessary here is a brief ...
... land flowing with milk and honey . The history of the extraordinary nation which once inhabited this land , must be so much more familiar to our readers than that of any other ancient nation , that all that is necessary here is a brief ...
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... land of Canaan . And when he was there settled , he built an altar , and performed a sacrifice to God . ' After the death of Abraham's son Isaac , his younger son Jacob remained for a number of years in Canaan , surrounded by a family ...
... land of Canaan . And when he was there settled , he built an altar , and performed a sacrifice to God . ' After the death of Abraham's son Isaac , his younger son Jacob remained for a number of years in Canaan , surrounded by a family ...
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