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Zalmonah

(Encyclopedia)Zalmonah zălmōˈnə [key], in the Bible, encampment place of the Israelites in the wilderness. ...

Ezekiel

(Encyclopedia)Ezekiel ēzēˈkēĕl [key], prophetic book of the Bible. The book is a collection of oracles emanating from the career of the priest Ezekiel, who preached to Jews of the Babylonian captivity from 593...

Karkor

(Encyclopedia)Karkor kärˈkôr, kärkôrˈ [key], in the Bible, place, in Gilead. ...

Moab

(Encyclopedia)Moab mōˈăb [key], ancient nation located in the uplands E of the Dead Sea, now part of Jordan. The area is unprotected from the east, hence its history is a chain of raids by the Bedouin. The Moabi...

Habakkuk

(Encyclopedia)Habakkuk həbakˈək [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of oracles, perhaps three in number, delivered against the backdrop of the Babylonian threat to Judah in c.600 b.c. The firs...

Gidom

(Encyclopedia)Gidom gīˈdŏm [key], in the Bible, place, ancient Palestine. ...

Tophel

(Encyclopedia)Tophel tōˈfəl [key], in the Bible, place in Sinai peninsula, near where the Israelites halted. ...

Hor

(Encyclopedia)Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not correspond with t...

Ebronah

(Encyclopedia)Ebronah ēbrōˈnə [key], in the Bible, wilderness camping place of the Israelites. ...

Athach

(Encyclopedia)Athach āˈthăk [key], in the Bible, place in S ancient Palestine, visited by David. ...