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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Joshua 15:1

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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am 2561, bc 1443, An, Ex, Is, 48 This then was the lot: The geography of the sacred writings presents many difficulties, occasioned by the changes which Canaan has undergone, especially for the last 2,000 years. Many of the ancient towns and villages have had their names so totally changed that their former appellations are no longer discernible; several lie buried under their own ruins, and others have been so long destroyed that not a vestige of them remains. On these accounts it is very difficult to ascertain the precise situation of many places mentioned in these chapters; but this cannot in any measure affect the truth of the narrative. Jos 14:2; Num 26:55, Num 26:56 even to the: Num 33:36, Num 33:37, Num 34:3-5; Eze 47:19 Joshua 15:2
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