Identifier: studentsmanualof00smit (find matches)
Title: The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: Smith, William, 1813-1893, ed
Subjects: Geography, Ancient
Publisher: London, J. Murray
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e undoubt-edly Tartessvs in Spain; Tubal, Tihareni, in Pontus; Meshech, Moschi,in Colchis; Magog, Gogareae, in northern Armenia, the Biblical namefor the Scythians; Togarmah, in Araienia: and Madai in Media. (2.) The Shemites—Elam, Ebpndis, in Susiana; Asshur, in Assyria;Arphaxad, Arrap)achitis, in northern Assyria; Lud, Lj/dia ; Aram, inSyria and Mesopotamia ; the descendants of Joktan, in Arabia. (3.) The Flamites—Cush, an appellation for the dark races, like theGreek Mtldopia; Mizraim in Egypt; Phut in Libya; Xaphtiihim and Chap. 1. THE MOSAIC AYORLD. 5 Lehabim on the coast of the MediteiTanean, west of Egypt; Caphturimin Crete; Casluhim from the Xile to the border of Palestme; Pathru-sim in the Thebak; Seba in Meroe; Sabtah on the western coast ofBab-el-)^Landeb; Havilah still more to the south; Sabtechah in theSomanii country; the various tribes of the Canaanites in Palestine andPhoenicia; Ximrod in Babylonia; Raamali and Dedan, on the south-western coast of the Persian Gulf.
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Map of the Distribution of tlie Human Race, according to the ICth chapter of Genesis. § 6. The limits of the known world in the Mosaic age may befixed at the following points : in the X. the Eiixine Sea ; in the S.the Indian Ocean, and Ethiopia ; in the E. the range of Zagrus,which bounds the Mesopotaniian plain; and in the AV. the IJbyan 6 THE WOELD AS KXOWX TO THE HEBEEWS. Book I. Desert and .EgcTan Sea. The knowledge of the Hebrews did notextend mnch beyond these limits at any period of the Old Testa-ment history; even within those limits, some districts, as AsiaMinor, were wholly unknown ; while others, as Armenia and Assyria,w^ere Imt partly known. The only countries with which the He-brews had intimate acquaintance were those immediately adjacentto them—Egypt, and (in connexion with Egypt) Ethiopia, thenorthern part of Arabia, Syria, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia, Assyria,and Babylonia. .§ 7. Ee)-pt was the land v^ith. which the Hebrews were bestacquainted : it was at the earliest

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