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Zerka
(Encyclopedia)Zerka, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Rabbah
(Encyclopedia)Rabbah or Rabbath: see Amman, Jordan. ...Cherith
(Encyclopedia)Cherith kērˈĭth [key], in the Bible, brook flowing into the Jordan opposite Samaria. ...Abarim
(Encyclopedia)Abarim ăbˈərĭm [key], in the Bible, general term for the country E of the Jordan. ...Glueck, Nelson
(Encyclopedia)Glueck, Nelson glo͝ok, glĭk [key], 1900–1971, American archaeologist and educator, b. Cincinnati, grad. Univ. of Cincinnati, 1920, Ph.D. Univ. of Jena, Germany, 1926. Among the more than 1,000 sit...Abel-mizraim
(Encyclopedia)Abel-mizraim āˈbəl-mĭzrāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place “beyond Jordan” where Jacob was mourned. ...Beth-arabah
(Encyclopedia)Beth-arabah bĕth-ărˈəbə [key], in the Bible, town, in the Jordan valley near Jericho. ...Arnon
(Encyclopedia)Arnon ärˈnŏn [key], river of Jordan, entering the east side of the Dead Sea, called today Wadi Mojib. ...Hor
(Encyclopedia)Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not correspond with t...Aner
(Encyclopedia)Aner āˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan. ...Browse by Subject
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