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Baal-zephon

(Encyclopedia)Baal-zephon bāˈəl-zēˈfŏn [key], in the Bible, place near the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea. ...

Aphek

(Encyclopedia)Aphek āˈfĕk [key], in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal town, the modern Ras el-Ain or Rosh Hayim (Israel). Herod called it Antipatris. It is mentioned in Egyptian documents dating from the 19th cent. b...

Almon-diblathaim

(Encyclopedia)Almon-diblathaim ălˈmən-dĭbˌləthāˈəm [key], in the Bible, camping place of the Israelites. Called Beth-diblathaim in a denunciation of Moab. ...

Pi-hahiroth

(Encyclopedia)Pi-hahiroth pīˈ-həhīˈrəth [key], in the Bible, place in Egypt, between Migdol and Baal-zephron, where the Israelites encamped. ...

Abel-mizraim

(Encyclopedia)Abel-mizraim āˈbəl-mĭzrāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place “beyond Jordan” where Jacob was mourned. ...

Baal-hazor

(Encyclopedia)Baal-hazor bāˈəl-hāˈzôr [key], in the Bible, holy place where Absalom's servant killed Amnon. ...

Ahava

(Encyclopedia)Ahava āhāˈvə [key], in the Bible, unidentified place, where Ezra collected one of his expeditions. ...

Elishaphat

(Encyclopedia)Elishaphat ēlĭshˈəfăt [key], in the Bible, one of the leaders who aided Jehoiada to place Joash on the throne. ...

Zaretan

(Encyclopedia)Zaretan zärˈthăn [key], in the Bible, unlocated place in the valley of the Jordan, associated with the crossing of the Jews. Variants, all probably referring to the same place, are Zartanah, Zereda...

Misrephoth-maim

(Encyclopedia)Misrephoth-maim mĭsˈrēfŏth-māˈĭm [key], in the Bible, place, NW ancient Palestine, to which Joshua drove the defeated Canaanites. ...