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Ammah
(Encyclopedia)Ammah āmˈə [key], in the Bible, hill near Gibeon. ...Aventine
(Encyclopedia)Aventine, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...Caelian
(Encyclopedia)Caelian, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...Viminal
(Encyclopedia)Viminal, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...basalt
(Encyclopedia)basalt bəsôltˈ, băsˈôlt [key], fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has congealed from a molt...Anab
(Encyclopedia)Anab āˈnăb [key], in the Bible, hill town, SW ancient Palestine. ...Lorelei
(Encyclopedia)Lorelei lôrˈəlī, Ger. lōˈrəlī [key], cliff, 433 ft (132 m) high, on the right bank of the Rhine River, near St. Goarshausen, W Germany, about midway between Koblenz and Bingen. There the Rhine...Sterling
(Encyclopedia)Sterling. 1 City (1990 pop. 10,362), seat of Logan co., NE Colo., on the South Platte River; inc. 1884. It is the trading and shipping center of an agricultural area (grain, cattle, dairy products). O...Gaash
(Encyclopedia)Gaash gāˈăsh [key], in the Bible, hill in Mt. Ephraim. There Joshua was buried. ...Arab
(Encyclopedia)Arab āˈrăb [key], in the Bible, hill town of S ancient Palestine, near Hebron. ...Browse by Subject
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