| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 378 pàgines
...Chaldse, but profane authors usually denominate it Babylonia. It lies between thirty and thirty -five degrees north latitude, being bo'unded on the north...east by the Tigris, on the west by Arabia Deserta, ami on the south by the Pei> sian gulph and part of Arabia Felix. The climate of this country is, for... | |
| Anne Wilson - 1809 - 332 pàgines
...understanding. E LETTER VII. BABYLONIA, or Chaldea, lyes between 30 and 35 degrees of north latitude, bounded on the north by Mesopotamia, on the east by the Tigris, on the west by the deserts of Arabia, and on the south by the Persian Gulf, and part of Arabia the Happy. It enjoys... | |
| Elijah Parish - 1813 - 558 pàgines
...Shinar, &.c. lies between 30 'and 35 degrees of north latitude; and was bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north, by Mesopotamia; on the east by the Tigris; on the west by Arabia Deserta; on the south by the Persian gulf, and part of Arabia Felix. The metropolis of Chaldea was Babylon,... | |
| Elijah Parish - 1813 - 538 pàgines
...Shinar, &c. lies between -30 and 35 degrees of north latitude; and was bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north, by Mesopotamia; on the east by the Tigris; on the west by Arabia Descrta; on the south by the Persian gulf, and part of Arabia Felix. The metropolis of Chaldea was... | |
| William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pàgines
...of Nahor, Chasdim ; and from the Chaldxans, its more madera inhabitants, Clialdœa. It lies in Asia, between 30 and 35 degrees north latitude, being bounded...the west by Arabia Deserta, and on the south by the Persian Gulf and part of Arabia Felix. During the months of June, July, and August, it is inundated,... | |
| William Carpenter - 1826 - 858 pàgines
...country in Jer. xxiv. 5; xxv. 12 ; 1. 8: Ezek. xii. 13. Chaldea was bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north by Mesopotamia ; on the east by the Tigris...the west by Arabia Deserta ; and on the south by the Persian Gulf and part of Arabia Felix. But it is necessary to observe, that the Babylonian name, extending... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pàgines
...lying between thirty and thirty-five degrees of north latitude, and bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north by Mesopotamia, on the east by the Tigris,...the west by Arabia Deserta, and on the south by the Persian Gulf and part of Arabia Felix. Babylonia was founded by Nimrod, the grandson of Ham, who is... | |
| William Carpenter - 1836 - 776 pàgines
...country in Jcr. xxiv. 5, xxv. 12, 1. 8 ; Ezek. xii. 13. Chaldea was bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north by Mesopotamia; on the east by the Tigris...the west by Arabia Deserta ; and on the south by the Persian Gulf and part of Arabia Felix. But it is necessary to observe, that the Babylonian name, extending... | |
| William Fleming - 1838 - 612 pàgines
...comprising both Assyria and Mesopotamia. Babylonia, properly so called, was bounded, according to Ptolemy, on the north by Mesopotamia, on the east by the Tigris,...the west by Arabia Deserta, and on the south by the Persian Gulf and part of Arabia Felix. In ancient times the Babylonian name, extending far beyond the... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 906 pàgines
...thirty and thirty-five degrees of north Ijlitmle, and bounded, according to I'tolemy, on the norlli by Mesopotamia, on the east by the Tigris, on the west by Arabia Deserta, and on tlie soulh by tlie I'crsian ( iulf and part of Arabia Felix. liahyloma was founded by Nimrod, the grandson... | |
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