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Hashmonah

(Encyclopedia)Hashmonah hăshmōˈnə [key], in the Bible, unidentified desert place of encampment on the Exodus. ...

Shebarim

(Encyclopedia)Shebarim shĕbˈərĭm, shēbāˈrĭm [key], in the Bible, place, central ancient Palestine. ...

Ophel

(Encyclopedia)Ophel ōˈfəl [key], hill in ancient Jerusalem. In the Bible, it was the dwelling place of Nethinim. ...

En-hazor

(Encyclopedia)En-hazor ĕn-hāˈzôr [key], in the Bible, place on Naphtali. ...

Zelzah

(Encyclopedia)Zelzah zĕlˈzə [key], in the Bible, unlocated place, between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. ...

Chimham

(Encyclopedia)Chimham kĭmˈhăm [key], in the Bible, Barzillai's son. The “habitation of Chimham” was a place near Bethlehem. ...

Casiphia

(Encyclopedia)Casiphia kāsĭfˈēə, kăsĭfīˈə [key], in the Bible, place, on the way from Babylon to Jerusalem. ...

Zair

(Encyclopedia)Zair zāˈĭr [key], in the Bible, place, associated with Joram's campaign against Edom. ...

Bene-jaakan

(Encyclopedia)Bene-jaakan bĕnˈē-jāˈəkăn [key], in the Bible, halting place in the wilderness. It also appears as Beeroth. ...

Rephidim

(Encyclopedia)Rephidim rĕfˈĭdĭm, rēfĭdˈĭm [key], in the Bible, unlocated place in Sinai where Moses struck the rock and brought forth water. ...

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