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Articles_of_he_Bishop_of_Uramiah, page : 180
He took Jerusalem from the Jebusites and made it the capital
of his kingdom. Its two hills, or mounts, were named
"Moriah" and "Sion." Both these words have the same signi-
fication and import as the famous mounts of "Marwa" and "Sapha" in
Mecca, which words respectively mean "the place of the
vision of the Lord," and "the rock" or "stone." David's
wars, his very grave family troubles, his sin against the faith-
ful soldier, Uriah, and his wife, Bathsheba, was not left with
impunity. He reigned forty years; his life was marked with
wars and family griefs. In the Bible there are some contradictory
accounts about him which are evidently to be ascribed to the
two opposite sources.
of his kingdom. Its two hills, or mounts, were named
"Moriah" and "Sion." Both these words have the same signi-
fication and import as the famous mounts of "Marwa" and "Sapha" in
Mecca, which words respectively mean "the place of the
vision of the Lord," and "the rock" or "stone." David's
wars, his very grave family troubles, his sin against the faith-
ful soldier, Uriah, and his wife, Bathsheba, was not left with
impunity. He reigned forty years; his life was marked with
wars and family griefs. In the Bible there are some contradictory
accounts about him which are evidently to be ascribed to the
two opposite sources.