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Timnath-heres

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

Turkmenbashi

(Encyclopedia)Turkmenbashi or Türkmenbaşy krəsnəvôtskˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 59,500), W Turkmenistan, on the Krasnovodsk Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It is the western terminus of oil and natural gas pipelines a...

Antipatris

(Encyclopedia)Antipatris ăntĭpˈətrĭs [key], city of Roman Palestine, founded by Herod the Great and named after his father. It was c.10 mi (16.1 km) NE of Joppa, on the north-south road. According to the Acts ...

Gath-rimmon

(Encyclopedia)Gath-rimmon găth-rĭmˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, W central ancient Palestine. 2 Town, central ancient Palestine. It may also be an erroneous transcription of Ibleam. ...

Kedesh

(Encyclopedia)Kedesh kēdĕsh [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, S Judah. 2 See Kishion. 3 or Kedesh-naphtali, city, extreme N ancient Palestine, NW of Lake Huleh. ...

Kenath

(Encyclopedia)Kenath kēˈnăth [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan. It was captured and renamed by Nobah after himself. It was later the Kanatha of the Decapolis. ...

Sorek

(Encyclopedia)Sorek sōˈrĕk [key], in the Bible, valley, SW ancient Palestine, the home of Delilah. It is the modern Nahal Soreg, Israel, which meets the sea NW of Yibna. ...

Beth-aven

(Encyclopedia)Beth-aven bĕth-āˈvĕn [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine, between Bethel and Michmash. It is probably used as an abusive name for Bethel in the Book of Hosea. The prophet seems to use A...

Bethulia

(Encyclopedia)Bethulia bēthyo͞oˈlēə [key], city, ancient Palestine, apparently located somewhere NE of Samaria, c.10 mi (16.1 km) from that city. It was the scene of the principal events of the Book of Judith....

Ziklag

(Encyclopedia)Ziklag zĭkˈlăg [key], in the Bible, place of ancient Palestine, probably S of Beersheba, given to David by a Philistine ruler when he was in flight from Saul. David stayed there a while. ...