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Zemaraim
(Encyclopedia)Zemaraim zĕmˌərāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, a town and highland, ancient Palestine, probably N of Jerusalem. ...Beth-anath
(Encyclopedia)Beth-anath bĕth-āˈnăth [key], in the Bible, town of N ancient Palestine. ...Misrephoth-maim
(Encyclopedia)Misrephoth-maim mĭsˈrēfŏth-māˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, NW ancient Palestine, to which Joshua drove the defeated Canaanites. ...Ramath-lehi
(Encyclopedia)Ramath-lehi rāˈmăth-lēˈhī [key], in the Bible, place, SW ancient Palestine, where Samson slew the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. ...Ramessides
(Encyclopedia)Ramessides or Ramessids, the kings of the XX dynasty of ancient Egypt. All except the first were named Ramses; see Ramses III. ...Alammelech
(Encyclopedia)Alammelech əlămˈəlĕk [key], in the Bible, village of Asher, NW ancient Palestine. The modern Wadi el-Melek near Mt. Carmel perhaps echoes the name. ...Notre Dame Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Notre Dame Mountains, section of the Appalachian system, extending c.500 mi (800 km) from the Green Mts. of Vermont into the Gaspé Peninsula, Canada. Worn low by erosion, the ancient mountains have a...Casluhim
(Encyclopedia)Casluhim kăsˈlyo͞ohĭm, kăslyo͞oˈ– [key], in the Bible, ancient unidentified tribe. ...Beth-nimrah
(Encyclopedia)Beth-nimrah bĕth-nĭmˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine. Also called Nimrah. ...Beth-rehob
(Encyclopedia)Beth-rehob bĕth-rēˈhŏb [key], in the Bible, Aramaean principality or town of N ancient Palestine. ...Browse by Subject
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