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Medan, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Medan mēˈdăn [key], in the Bible, son of Abraham and Keturah. ...Narcissus, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Narcissus närsĭsˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian. ...Lot, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Lot, in the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham's brother Haran. Lot settled in Sodom and received a warning of its destruction. As he fled with his family, his wife, disobeying God's orders, looked b...Niger, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], in the Bible: see Simeon (3.) ...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. ...Og, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Og ŏg [key], in the Bible, giant king of Bashan conquered by the Israelites. ...Omar, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Omar ōˈmär [key], in the Bible, duke of Edom. ...Nun, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Nun nŭn, no͞on [key], in the Bible, father of Joshua. ...patriarch, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)patriarch pāˈtrēärk [key], in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g., Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,...Ashur, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ashur ăshˈər [key], in the Bible, founder of Tekoa. ...Browse by Subject
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