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Hassenaah

(Encyclopedia)Hassenaah hăsēnāˈə [key], in the Bible, family name of workers on the wall of Jerusalem. An alternate form is Senaah. ...

Hashub

(Encyclopedia)Hashub hāˈshəb [key], in the Bible. 1, 2 Repairers of the wall of Jerusalem. 3 Signer of the covenant. ...

Yunnan

(Encyclopedia)Yunnan or Yun-nan both: yünˈnän [key] [south of the clouds], province (2010 pop. 45,966,239), c.162,000 sq mi (419,600 sq km), SW China. It borders Myanmar on the west and Laos and Vietnam on the s...

Miphkad

(Encyclopedia)Miphkad mĭfˈkăd [key], [Heb.,=muster gate], in the Bible, gate in the postexilic wall of Jerusalem. It was east of the Temple. ...

Weihai

(Encyclopedia)Weihai wāˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 184,500), NE Shandong prov., China, a seaport on the Bohai. The harbor is protected by Liugong Island. The city was part of a territory (c.285 sq mi/740 sq km)...

Maai

(Encyclopedia)Maai mā-āˈī [key], in the Bible, one who took part in the dedication of the wall. ...

clay

(Encyclopedia)clay, common name for a number of fine-grained, earthy materials that become plastic when wet. Chemically, clays are hydrous aluminum silicates, ordinarily containing impurities, e.g., potassium, sodi...

Meshezabeel

(Encyclopedia)Meshezabeel mēshĕzˈəbēlˌ [key], in the Bible. 1 Worker on the wall. 2 Signer of the covenant. 3 Descendant of Judah. ...

Pinophyta

(Encyclopedia)Pinophyta pīˌnŏfˈətə [key], division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called gymnosperms. The gymnosperms, a group that includes the pine, have stems, roots and leaves...

Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River

(Encyclopedia)Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...