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gen._n 35._o 11._o from_o hebron_n he_o go_v to_o beersaba_n which_o be_v 16_o mile_n gen._n 38._o 12._o from_o beersaba_n he_o go_v to_o the_o town_n of_o only_a a_o little_a off_o egypt_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gossen_n which_o be_v 168_o mile_n where_o joseph_n his_o son_n give_v he_o honourable_a entertainment_n gen._n 46._o 13._o from_o any_o he_o go_v to_o the_o city_n egypt_n zoan_n which_o be_v also_o call_v tanis_n twenty_o eight_o mile_n where_o he_o be_v present_v to_o king_n pharaoh_n gen._n 47._o 14._o from_o tanis_n he_o return_v to_o any_o which_o be_v 28_o mile_n and_o there_o he_o dwell_v and_o die_v in_o the_o land_n of_o gossen_n gen._n 49._o the_o description_n of_o the_o town_n and_o place_n to_o
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multitude_n in_o this_o town_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ._n of_o iconium_n iconium_n be_v one_o of_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n of_o lycaonia_n as_o pliny_n say_v lib._n 5._o cap._n 27._o situate_v not_o far_o from_o the_o bow_n of_o mount_n taurus_n in_o asia_n the_o less_o as_o strabo_n say_v lib._n 12._o 420_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n towards_o the_o north._n in_o this_o city_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o do_v many_o miracle_n by_o which_o mean_v a_o great_a multitude_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n act._n 13._o 14._o it_o be_v to_o this_o day_n a_o fair_a city_n and_o under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o turk_n who_o win_v it_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o caramanian_n about_o 400_o year_n before_o there_o be_v a_o great_a battle_n â—ought_v close_o by_o this_o town_n between_o