Excerpt from Scripture Geography, or a Companion to the Bible: Being a Geographical and Historical Account of the Places Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures; In Two Parts The plan and arrangement of the work may appear some what novel, but it is that which has been chosen after mature deliberation, as best adapted to the nature of the subject. In Part I. The chain of Scripture history is pursued until the final settlement of the Israelites in the promised land; with such geographical notice of the places mentioned, as was thought necessary to the full understanding of the subject. Particular care has been taken to describe the different settlements of the immediate posterity of Noah, as this was deemed impor tant, in order to elucidate many circumstances relating to the names and early history of different countries. It will be found, upon examination, that most countries and cities in the early ages of the world, were named from the families or per sons by whom they were first peopled or founded; and also that colonies settled in remote regions, frequently retained the name of the parent state. A want of attention to these gene ral facts has caused much Obscurity and confusion in ancient geography. These consideratidns have induced us to give the introductory part of this work its historical form, and it is believed that the attentive and judicious reader will be sen sible of its advantages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.