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Dumah

(Encyclopedia)Dumah do͞oˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendants of Ishmael, an Arabic tribe in the desert of N Arabia. 2 Town, S ancient Palestine. 3 Apparently a symbolic name for Edom. ...

Ashan

(Encyclopedia)Ashan āˈshăn [key], in the Bible, unidentified town of S ancient Palestine, perhaps the same as Chor-ashan. ...

Madmannah

(Encyclopedia)Madmannah mădmănˈə [key], in the Bible, place, SW ancient Palestine, perhaps the same as Beth-marcaboth. ...

Kedar

(Encyclopedia)Kedar kēˈdər [key], powerful nomadic tribe, who lived in N Arabia, E of Palestine. Their name appears often in the Bible, where it is identified as meaning the descendants of the second son of Ishm...

Pirathon

(Encyclopedia)Pirathon pĭrˈəthŏn [key], in the Bible, unidentified place, central ancient Palestine, the native town of one of David's captains, Benaiah, and of one of the judges, Abdon. It is probably identica...

Caleb

(Encyclopedia)Caleb kāˈlĕb [key], in the Bible, principal spy sent into Canaan, noted for his faithfulness to God. The name is mentioned elsewhere, apparently in connection with a clan inhabiting S ancient Pales...

Ain, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Ain āˈĭn [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. ...

Beth-marcaboth

(Encyclopedia)Beth-marcaboth bĕth-märˈkəbŏth [key], in the Bible, town in ancient Palestine, perhaps the same as Madmannah. ...

Chioggia

(Encyclopedia)Chioggia kyôdˈjä [key], city, Venetia, NE Italy, on a small island at the southern end of ...

Valdivia

(Encyclopedia)Valdivia, city (1990 est. pop. 113,500), capital of Valdivia prov., S central Chile, on the Valdivia River. It is a leading commercial and industrial center. Founded in 1552, it was a fortress in the ...