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Ava, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ava āˈvə [key], in the Bible, an unidentified city of Mesopotamia, perhaps the same as Ivah. Its inhabitants are called Avites. ...Og, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Og ŏg [key], in the Bible, giant king of Bashan conquered by the Israelites. ...Ain, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Ain āˈĭn [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. ...Berea, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Berea or Beroea both: bērēˈə [key]. 1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth (1.) 2 See Véroia, Greece. 3 See Aleppo, Syria. ...Baruch, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Baruch bəro͞okˈ, bāˈro͞ok [key], in the Bible. 1 Jeremiah's scribe, for whom the book of Baruch is named. 2 Builder of the wall. 3 Signer of the Covenant. ...Sion, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Sion sīˈən [key], in the Bible. 1 Same as Mt. Hermon. 2 Variant of Zion. ...Tartan, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Tartan tärˈtăn [key], in the Bible, official title of two Assyrians sent to Hezekiah by Sennacherib and Sargon. ...Zara, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Zara or Zarah both: zāˈrə [key], same as Zerah (1.) ...Aeneas, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Aeneas ēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles. ...Agar, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Agar āˈgər [key], the same as Hagar. ...Browse by Subject
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