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Baal-hamon

(Encyclopedia)Baal-hamon bāˈəl-hāˈmŏn [key], in the Bible, location of Solomon's vineyard. ...

Taphath

(Encyclopedia)Taphath tāˈfăth [key], in the Bible, Solomon's daughter who married one of his officers. ...

Aruboth

(Encyclopedia)Aruboth ărˈyo͞obŏth [key], in the Bible, part of Solomon's kingdom. Arubboth RSV. ...

Abda

(Encyclopedia)Abda ăbˈdə [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Solomon's officer Adoniram. 2 Levite. ...

Rezon

(Encyclopedia)Rezon rēˈzŏn [key], in the Bible, founder of a dynasty in Damascus and adversary of Solomon. ...

Elon-beth-hanan

(Encyclopedia)Elon-beth-hanan ēˈlŏn-bĕth-hāˈnən [key], in the Bible, city in Solomon's 2d district. ...

Guggenheim

(Encyclopedia)Guggenheim go͝ogˈənhīm [key], family of American industrialists and philanthropists. Meyer Guggenheim, 1828–1905, b. Aargau canton, Switzerland, emigrated (1847) to the United States, prospered ...

Ami

(Encyclopedia)Ami āˈmī [key], in the Bible, servant of Solomon whose descendants came out of exile. An alternative spelling is Amon. ...

Jedidiah

(Encyclopedia)Jedidiah jĕdĭdīˈə [key] [Heb.,=beloved of God], in the Bible, auspicious name that Nathan bestowed on the baby Solomon. ...

Moriah, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Moriah, Mount, biblical name of the hill of E Jerusalem. According to Second Chronicles it was the site of Solomon's temple. ...