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Brewer's: Og

King of Bashan, according to Rabbinical mythology, was an antediluvian giant, saved from the flood by climbing on the roof of the ark. After the passage of the Red Sea, Moses first…

Sogn og Fjordane

(Encyclopedia) Sogn og FjordaneSogn og Fjordanesôngˈnə ô fyôrˈdänə [key], county (1995 pop. 107,612), c.7,150 sq mi (18,500 sq km), W Norway, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Hermansverk…

Og, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) OgOgŏg [key], in the Bible, giant king of Bashan conquered by the Israelites.

Møre og Romsdal

(Encyclopedia) Møre og RomsdalMøre og Romsdalmöˈrə ô r&oobreve;msˈdäl [key], county (1995 pop. 240,215), 5,820 sq mi (15,074 sq km) W Norway, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Molde is…

Edrei

(Encyclopedia) EdreiEdreiĕdˈrēī [key], in the Bible. 1 Capital of Og, king of Bashan, not identified with certainty. 2 Unidentified town of Naphtali.

Åndalsnes

(Encyclopedia) ÅndalsnesÅndalsnesônˈdälsnāsˌ [key], town, Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, at the head of the Romsdalfjord. It is a popular tourist resort. In World War II, the town was heavily damaged…

Molde

(Encyclopedia) MoldeMoldemôlˈdə [key], town (1995 pop. 22,892), capital of Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, on the Moldefjord (an arm of the Romsdalfjord). Commanding a panoramic view of the snowcapped…

Nordfjord

(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…

Ålesund

(Encyclopedia) Ålesund Ålesund ôˈləs&oobreve;n [key], city, Møre og Romsdal county, W Norway, on 3 islands in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Storfjord. It is a…