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Casement, Sir Roger David
(Encyclopedia)Casement, Sir Roger David, 1864–1916, Irish revolutionary. While in British consular service, he exposed (1904) the atrocious exploitation of wild-rubber gatherers in the Congo (thus helping to brin...Malindidzimu Hill
(Encyclopedia)Malindidzimu Hill mälĭnˌdēdzēˈmo͞o [key] or World's View, granite hill, SW Zimbabwe, 25 mi (40 km) S of Bulawayo. It was designated by Cecil Rhodes as the resting place for those who served Gre...Ammon, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ammon ămˈən [key], in the Bible, people living E of the Dead Sea. Their capital was Rabbath-Ammon, the present-day Amman (Jordan). Their god was Milcom, to whom Solomon built an altar. A Semitic pe...Pan-Arabism
(Encyclopedia)Pan-Arabism, general term for the modern movement for political unification among the Arab nations of the Middle East. Since the Ottoman Turks rose to power in the 14th cent., there have been stirring...Adam, town, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Adam, in the Bible, town on the upper Jordan.Hula, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Hula, Lake, or Lake Huleh both: ho͞oˈlā [key], Arabic Bahr al Hulah, near sea-level lake formed by a natural dam of basalt, NE Israel; the Jordan River exits from its southern end. In ancient times...Ed
(Encyclopedia)Ed, in the Bible, name of an altar raised on the left bank of the Jordan.Akaba
(Encyclopedia)Akaba: see Aqaba, Jordan.Nebo, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Nebo, Mount, 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death.Jabbok
(Encyclopedia)Jabbok, river, Jordan: see Zarqa.Browse by Subject
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