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Rehoboth, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) RehobothRehobothrĭhōˈbəth [key] [Heb.,=broad places]. 1 As occurring in the Book of Genesis, well dug by Isaac. 2 City of Assyria, or possibly a part of Nineveh, mentioned in Genesis.…

Rachel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) RachelRachelrāˈchəl [key], in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel.

Pyrenees, Peace of the

(Encyclopedia) Pyrenees, Peace of the, 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing after the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years War, had been complicated…

Nun, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) NunNunnŭn, n&oomacr;n [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua.