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Tara

(Encyclopedia) TaraTaratârˈə [key], village, Co. Meath, E Republic of Ireland. The Hill of Tara (507 ft/155 m high) was the seat of the high kings of Ireland from ancient times until the 6th cent.…

Zion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) ZionZionzīˈən [key] or SionZionsīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David,…

Esquiline

(Encyclopedia) Esquiline, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome.

Roy

(Encyclopedia) Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill…

Minot, Laurence

(Encyclopedia) Minot, Laurence, fl. 1333–52, English poet. He was the author of fervently patriotic war poems about Halidon Hill, the siege of Calais, and other battles. Probably a Yorkshireman, he…

Luhith

(Encyclopedia) LuhithLuhithl&oomacr;ˈhĭth [key], in the Bible, unidentified path in Moab, leading to a sanctuary on a hill.

Clearfield

(Encyclopedia) Clearfield, city (2020 pop. 31,364), Davis co., N Utah; inc. 1922. Hill Air Force Base, to the northeast, is the state's largest…

Ophel

(Encyclopedia) OphelOphelōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim.

Jeshimon

(Encyclopedia) JeshimonJeshimonjĕshˈĭmŏn [key], in the Bible, desert, the Wilderness of Judah, between the hill country and the Dead Sea.

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple.