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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. ...Aner
(Encyclopedia)Aner āˈnər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ally of Abraham. 2 Levitical town, E of the Jordan. ...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...Arnon
(Encyclopedia)Arnon ärˈnŏn [key], river of Jordan, entering the east side of the Dead Sea, called today Wadi Mojib. ...Zarqawi, Abu Musab al-
(Encyclopedia)Zarqawi, Abu Musab al- äˈbo͞o mo͞osäb äl-zärkäˈwē [key], nom de guerre of Ahmad Fadhil Nazzar al-Khalaylah, 1966–2006, Islamic terrorist leader, b. Jordan. Becoming a militant Islamist in ...Shebam
(Encyclopedia)Shebam shēˈbăm [key], in the Bible, town in the pasture land E of the Jordan. Alternate forms are Shibmah and Sibmah. ...Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordan
(Encyclopedia)Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordan kûrkpăˈtrĭk, kûrpăˈ– [key], 1926–2006, U.S. public official, b. Duncan, Okla. Originally a Democrat, she was professor of political science (1967–1980, 198...Beth-haran
(Encyclopedia)Beth-haran bĕth-hāˈrən [key], in the Bible, a town, E of the Jordan, not far northeast of its mouth into the Dead Sea. ...Browse by Subject
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