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pass

(Encyclopedia)pass, opening or way by which a natural or artificial barrier can be crossed. The term pass is usually applied to a relatively narrow passage through a mountainous region. A pass, like an isthmus, may...

Hizkijah

(Encyclopedia)Hizkijah hĭzkīˈjə [key] [Heb., variant of Hezekiah], in the Bible, one who returned from captivity to Palestine. An alternate form is Hezekiah. ...

Gederah

(Encyclopedia)Gederah gēdēˈrə, gĕdˈ– [key], town, SW ancient Palestine. It is mentioned in the Book of Joshua. Modern Gederah (Israel) has been the site of a Zionist agricultural settlement since the late 1...

Malchiah

(Encyclopedia)Malchiah mălkīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Priest. 2, 3, 4, 5 Israelites in the return to Palestine. 6 Israelite in the return. It is also spelled Malchijah. 7 Owner of Jeremiah's prison. ...

Migdal-el

(Encyclopedia)Migdal-el mĭgˈdəl-ĕl [key], fortified town, N ancient Palestine. It is believed to be identical with the biblical Magdala. ...

Kirjathaim

(Encyclopedia)Kirjathaim kərjəthāˈĭm [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. An alternate form is Kartan. 2 See Kiriathaim. ...

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...

Hyksos

(Encyclopedia)Hyksos hĭkˈsōs [key] [Egyptian,=rulers of foreign lands], invaders of ancient Egypt, now substantiated as the XV–XVIII dynasties. They were a northwestern Semitic (Canaanite or Amorite) people wh...

Husseini, Amin al-

(Encyclopedia)Husseini, Amin al- ämēnˈ äl ho͝osāˈnē [key], 1896?–1974, Arab political and religious leader. He was inveterately opposed to the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and, suspected of co...

Habash, George

(Encyclopedia)Habash, George, 1925?–2008, Palestinian guerrilla leader. When Israel was established (1948), he fled to Lebanon, where he attended the American Univ. of Beirut (M.D., 1951). He practiced medicine i...