The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . the earth, Psa. the person of Christ these words have a still larger fulfil-ment. The country which lay to the south of Judaea, wasArabia, and at its extreme border (from the sea) was the cityof Sheba, or Saba. And hence the queen of Sheba is said tohave come from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear thewisdom of Solomon. The country was early inhabited by the descendants ofCanaan, the grandson of Noah (Gen. xi.) It was thence calledthe land of Canaan. From the descendants of Jacob, it waacallt;d the land of I
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . the earth, Psa. the person of Christ these words have a still larger fulfil-ment. The country which lay to the south of Judaea, wasArabia, and at its extreme border (from the sea) was the cityof Sheba, or Saba. And hence the queen of Sheba is said tohave come from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear thewisdom of Solomon. The country was early inhabited by the descendants ofCanaan, the grandson of Noah (Gen. xi.) It was thence calledthe land of Canaan. From the descendants of Jacob, it waacallt;d the land of Israel. From the fact that the tribe oiJudah occupied it almost alone after the captivity, it was calledJudaea (Psa. Ixxvi. 1). From the covenant into which Godentered with Abraham and his posterity, it was called theland of promise, Gen. xii. 7; xiii. 15: Exod. xv. 14: 9. And from the Philistines or Pali (shepherds), who in*habited its southern coasts, Luke ii. 1 : Acts xi. 28: Luke iv. 25: xxi. 26: James v. See illustration facing pape MOUNTAIN ROAD, (The Bloody Way), WITH RUINS OF AN ANCIENTCASTLE NEAE JERICHO. (Page 295.)
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