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Nebaioth
(Encyclopedia)Nebaioth nēbāˈyŏth [key], in the Bible, Arab tribe living probably SE of Palestine, sometimes identified with the Nabataeans. ...Jehud
(Encyclopedia)Jehud jēˈhəd [key], in the Bible, town, SW ancient Palestine, the present-day Yehud, Israel, E of Jaffa. ...Juttah
(Encyclopedia)Juttah jŭtˈə [key], in the Bible, city, S ancient Palestine, the present-day Yattah, the West Bank, S of Hebron. ...Ono
(Encyclopedia)Ono ōˈnō [key], in the Bible, town, W central ancient Palestine, the modern Qiryat Ono, Israel, E of Tel Aviv. ...Zelah
(Encyclopedia)Zelah zēˈlə [key], in the Bible, unidentified town, central ancient Palestine. The family tomb of Saul was there. ...Beth-peor
(Encyclopedia)Beth-peor bĕth-pēˈôr [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine where Baal-peor was worshiped. ...Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia)Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl wāˈvəl [key], 1883–1950, British field marshal and viceroy of India. Wavell first saw service in the South African War and in India. During World War I...Misrephoth-maim
(Encyclopedia)Misrephoth-maim mĭsˈrēfŏth-māˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, NW ancient Palestine, to which Joshua drove the defeated Canaanites. ...Telaim
(Encyclopedia)Telaim tĕlˈāĭm, tēlāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, S ancient Palestine, where Saul's army gathered. It is also spelled Telem. ...Zior
(Encyclopedia)Zior zīˈôr [key], in the Bible, hill town, S ancient Palestine, the modern Siir, the West Bank, NE of Hebron. ...Browse by Subject
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