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Safad

(Encyclopedia)Safad: see Zefat, Israel.

Safed

(Encyclopedia)Safed: see Zefat, Israel.

Ramleh

(Encyclopedia)Ramleh: see Ramla, Israel.

Beisan

(Encyclopedia)Beisan: see Bet Shean, Israel.

Jehoshaphat

(Encyclopedia)Jehoshaphat jēhŏshˈəfăt [key], In the Bible, king of Judah (c.873–849 b.c.), son and successor of Asa (1.) He continued his father's religious reforms. He was an ally of Ahab, who was king of I...

Saint-Jean d'Acre

(Encyclopedia)Saint-Jean d'Acre: see Akko, Israel. ...

Joshua, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Joshua jŏshˈo͞oə [key], book of the Bible. It is the first book of the Deuteronomic history (Joshua–2 Kings), in which the theological outlook of the Book of Deuteronomy is used to explain the f...

Passover

(Encyclopedia)Passover, in Judaism, one of the most important and elaborate of religious festivals. Its celebration begins on the evening of the 14th of Nisan (first month of the religious calendar, corresponding t...

Ibzan

(Encyclopedia)Ibzan ĭbˈzăm [key], in the Bible, judge of Israel. ...

Abbas, Mahmoud

(Encyclopedia)Abbas, Mahmoud mäkhmo͞odˈ äbäsˈ, mämo͞odˈ [key], 1935–, Palestinian leader, also known as Abu Mazen. He was born in Saffed, Palestine (now in Israel), but his family fled during the 1948–...