Biblical Geography and History

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Biblical Geography and History

by Charles Foster Kent

EN·~10 hours·35 chapters

Chapters

35 total

BY PROF. CHARLES FOSTER KENT

0:43

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

0:01

BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY - BY - CHARLES FOSTER KENT, Ph.D.

0:17

PREFACE

6:25

LIST OF MAPS

1:12

PART I - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

0:03

I. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIBLICAL WORLD

20:13

II. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PALESTINE

15:10

III. THE COAST PLAINS

12:37

IV. THE PLATEAU OF GALILEE AND THE PLAIN OF ESDRAELON

15:13

Description

This work invites listeners to explore the land behind the Scriptures, showing how mountains, deserts, rivers and climate shaped the stories we know. By treating geography as the foundation of history, the author weaves together physical description with the movements of peoples and the messages of prophets. The result is a clear, practical guide that makes ancient places feel immediate and meaningful.

Drawing on careful travel notes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the narrative travels from the rugged deserts east of the Jordan to the fertile plains of Galilee and the storied ruins of Petra. Along the way it highlights key sites that appear in the biblical narrative, explaining how their natural features influenced faith and law. Listeners will come away with a richer sense of how the landscape itself became a silent teacher in the biblical tradition.

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Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (586K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Garcia, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2012-09-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Foster Kent

Charles Foster Kent

1867–1925

An influential Bible scholar and teacher, he wrote for readers who wanted the history and literature of the Old Testament explained in clear, accessible language. His books helped bring academic biblical study to a wider audience in the early twentieth century.

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