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Perizzite

(Encyclopedia)Perizzite pĕrˈĭzīt, pērĭzˈ– [key], pre-Israelite inhabitants of ancient Palestine. According to the Book of Joshua, the Perizzites were located in the hill country. They were enslaved by Solo...

Dedan

(Encyclopedia)Dedan dēˈdən [key], in the Bible, eponym of a people apparently occupying Arabia S of ancient Palestine. The people are called Dedanim or Dedanites. See Dodanim. ...

Daberath

(Encyclopedia)Daberath dăbˈērăth [key], in the Bible, town, N ancient Palestine, probably the present-day Dabburiya, Israel, on the slope of Tabor E of Nazareth. ...

Chisloth-tabor

(Encyclopedia)Chisloth-tabor kĭsˈlŏth-tāˈbər [key], in the Bible, town, N ancient Palestine, plausibly identified with Iksal, W of Mt. Tabor, Israel. See also Chesulloth. ...

Jaazaniah

(Encyclopedia)Jaazaniah jāˌāzənīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Head of a number of idolatrous priests whom Ezekiel saw in a vision. 2 Captain active in the politics of Palestine at the time of the fall of Jerusal...

Gedor

(Encyclopedia)Gedor gēˈdôr [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of Saul. 2 Unidentified Judahite town. 3 Judahite town, N of Hebron. 4 Home of two of David's archers. 5 Unidentified town, ancient Palestine, in the te...

Jokmeam

(Encyclopedia)Jokmeam jŏkˈmēăm [key], in the Bible. 1 Unidentified Levitical town of Ephraim, in central ancient Palestine. An alternate form is Kibzaim. 2 Town, in Solomon's 5th district. Some scholars correct...

Jarmuth

(Encyclopedia)Jarmuth järˈməth [key], in the Bible. 1 City, SW ancient Palestine. It allied itself against Gideon and was defeated by Joshua. 2 See Remeth. ...

Sukkiim

(Encyclopedia)Sukkiim sŭkˈēĭm [key], in the Bible, nation, presumably African, which contributed to the army of Pharaoh Shishak (see Sheshonk I) in invading Palestine. ...

Timnath-heres

(Encyclopedia)Timnath-heres –sēˈrĕ [key], in the Bible, city, central ancient Palestine, where Joshua was buried. ...