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Title: Bible manual. Introductory course on the Bible, for teachers training classes and Bible classes
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Krampe, E. G Reformed Church in the United States. Synod of the Northwest
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: Cleveland, O., Central Publishing House
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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he following: a. The mountains of Ararat in Armenia. b. The Lebanon mountains in Canaan.C. Mt. Sinai in Arabia. d. Mt. Nebo east of Jordan. e. Mt. Carmel, near the Great Sea. 4. Seas and Lakes. The following four should be remem-bered : a. The Great Sea (Mediterranean). b. The Red Sea, between Egypt and Arabia. c. The Dead Sea in Canaan. d. The Sea of Galilee, north of the Dead Sea. QUESTIONS. How large was the area of the Old Testament world?Name the countries of the Old Testament World and locate themOn the map. Name the chief cities of Chaldea, Assyria, Persia, -Syria andCanaan. In what country is Mt. Ararat? What was the chief city of Mesopotamia? Which is the oldest city of the world today? Name and locate on the map, 4 rivers of the Old Testament. Name and locate the most important mountains of the Old Tes-tament. Name and locate the most important seas of the Old Testament. Note—Drawing outline maps is one of the best methods of im-pressing geographical facts upon the memory.
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203 SUPPLEMENTARY LESSONS. 209 Lesson 7.THE COUNTRIES OF THE BIBLE—Continued. II. The New Testament World. 1. The New Testament World. By comparing the map of the New Testament World with the map of the OldTestament World, we notice that the sphere of action of NewTestament history lies westward of that of Old Testamenthistory. As in the Old Testament World, so also in the NewTestament World, Canaan is the center. Thence the historymoves westward and consequently we must note the provincesof Asia Minor, Europe and Northern Africa as also the divi-sions of Palestine. a. The Holy Land. The name Palestine, by which thiscountry has been known since the time of Christ, is derivedfrom the word Philistine, the name of one of the strongheathen nations which lived there in ancient times. In theBible this country is called Canaan, or Land of Israel or Judaea.It is about 1 50 miles long and about fifty miles broad and forthe most part is mountainous. b. Divisions of Palestine in the Time of Ch

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