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Hiel

(Encyclopedia)Hiel hīˈĕl [key], in the Bible, rebuilder of Jericho. ...

Keziz

(Encyclopedia)Keziz kēˈzĭz [key], in the Bible, valley, in the vicinity of Jericho. ...

Adummim

(Encyclopedia)Adummim ədŭmˈĭm [key], in the Bible, an ascent in the Jericho road. ...

Laclede, Pierre

(Encyclopedia)Laclede, Pierre pyĕr läklĕdˈ [key], c.1724–1778, French pioneer in the United States. His surname was Liguest, but he adopted the name Pierre Laclede. He went to New Orleans in 1755 and was a me...

Beth-arabah

(Encyclopedia)Beth-arabah bĕth-ărˈəbə [key], in the Bible, town, in the Jordan valley near Jericho. ...

Middletown, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia)Middletown. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 42,762), Middlesex co., central Conn., on the west bank of the Connecticut River; settled 1650, inc. 1784, town and city consolidated 1923. Its manufactures in...

Fertile Crescent

(Encyclopedia)Fertile Crescent, historic region of the Middle East. A well-watered and fertile area, it arcs across the northern part of the Syrian desert. It is flanked on the west by the Mediterranean and on the ...

Luxor

(Encyclopedia)Luxor lŭkˈsôr, lo͝okˈ– [key], city (1996 pop. 360,503), central Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile. It is 1 mi (1.6 km) SW of Karnak and occupies part of the site of Thebes. The temple of Luxo...

Bangkok

(Encyclopedia)Bangkok băngˈkŏkˌ [key], Thai Krung Thep, city (2021 est. pop. 10,539,000), capital of Th...

Segub

(Encyclopedia)Segub sēˈgəb [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Hiel the restorer of Jericho. 2 Son of Hezron. ...