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Moon, Mountains of the
(Encyclopedia)Moon, Mountains of the, Africa: see Ruwenzori. ...Narcissus, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Narcissus närsĭsˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian. ...Mountains of the Moon
(Encyclopedia)Mountains of the Moon, Africa: see Ruwenzori. ...Nun, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...obliquity of the ecliptic
(Encyclopedia)obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination. ...Omar, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Omar ōˈmär [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. ...Niagara-on-the-Lake
(Encyclopedia)Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara, town (1991 pop. 12,945), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. It was settled (1784) by American Loyalists and in 1792 Lt. Gov. Simcoe made...Niger, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], in the Bible: see Simeon (3.) ...Nile, battle of the
(Encyclopedia)Nile, battle of the: see Abu Qir.Ava, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ava āˈvə [key], in the Bible, an unidentified city of Mesopotamia, perhaps the same as Ivah. Its inhabitants are called Avites. ...Browse by Subject
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