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Tartan, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Tartan tärˈtăn [key], in the Bible, official title of two Assyrians sent to Hezekiah by Sennacherib and Sargon. ...Benoni, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Benoni bĕnōˈnī [key]: see Benjamin. ...Uri , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Uri yo͞oˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Bezaleel (1.) 2 Father of Geber (2.) 3 Porter. ...Titus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.Beer, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Beer bēˈər [key], in the Bible. 1 Unidentified place, to which Gideon's son Jotham fled. 2 Unidentified place, E of the Dead Sea between the Arnon and the Jordan, where Israel camped and dug a well...Timaeus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Timaeus tĭmēˈəs [key], in the Bible, father of Bartimaeus. ...theater-in-the-round
(Encyclopedia)theater-in-the-round: see theater. ...Thisbe , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Thisbe, in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem.Aeneas, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Aeneas ēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles. ...Berea, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Berea or Beroea both: bērēˈə [key]. 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth (1.) 2 See Véroia, Greece. 3 See Aleppo, Syria. ...Browse by Subject
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